<p>Bengaluru: The Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, located in the heart of the city, on Friday received a bomb threat email, which was declared a “hoax” after a thorough check. </p>.<p>The email was sent to the government-run museum's official ID around 4.40 am. It stated that a bomb was planted inside the museum and anyone inside would be killed. </p>.<p>A staff member checked the email at 10 am and informed the police. Bomb, anti-sabotage and canine squads combed the place for two hours before declaring the threat a hoax. No suspicious material was found inside the museum. </p>.<p>Visitors were prohibited from entering the museum during this time and were allowed back in only after 1.30 pm, a police officer close to the investigation said. </p>.<p>Cubbon Park police have registered a case and are investigating the source of the email. </p>.<p><strong>Incidents in December</strong> </p>.<p>In early December, 70 schools in Bengaluru and the outskirts received similar bomb threats by email with an identical text. These turned out to be a hoax. </p>.<p>Two weeks later, a man from Kolar’s Mulbagil made a phone call to the National Investigation Agency's office in Domlur and claimed a bomb had been planted in the Raj Bhavan. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: The Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, located in the heart of the city, on Friday received a bomb threat email, which was declared a “hoax” after a thorough check. </p>.<p>The email was sent to the government-run museum's official ID around 4.40 am. It stated that a bomb was planted inside the museum and anyone inside would be killed. </p>.<p>A staff member checked the email at 10 am and informed the police. Bomb, anti-sabotage and canine squads combed the place for two hours before declaring the threat a hoax. No suspicious material was found inside the museum. </p>.<p>Visitors were prohibited from entering the museum during this time and were allowed back in only after 1.30 pm, a police officer close to the investigation said. </p>.<p>Cubbon Park police have registered a case and are investigating the source of the email. </p>.<p><strong>Incidents in December</strong> </p>.<p>In early December, 70 schools in Bengaluru and the outskirts received similar bomb threats by email with an identical text. These turned out to be a hoax. </p>.<p>Two weeks later, a man from Kolar’s Mulbagil made a phone call to the National Investigation Agency's office in Domlur and claimed a bomb had been planted in the Raj Bhavan. </p>