Bengaluru: As many as six private hospitals here received a bomb threat via email which turned out to be a hoax, police said on Monday.
The email, sent to the Bengaluru Police's Special Branch (SB), claimed that explosives had been planted at St Philomena's Hospital. There were no other details.
Police began an extensive search operation along with dog and bomb disposal teams in these city hospitals.
"However, no suspicious object was found inside the premises of these hospitals", a senior police official said. (with Agency inputs)
