Police began a search operation at the more than 200-year-old repository on January 5 after receiving an email alleging bombs were stashed within Kolkata's famous Indian Museum, according to officials. Nevertheless, they said that throughout the three-hour operation, no explosives were discovered. A senior police officer informed PTI that despite a thorough search of the building, no device was discovered. He said that the museum had also suspended public admission for the day. "The threat mail stated that several bombs were planted inside the Indian Museum, and those would explode any moment," according to the officer. At around 11.30 am, members of the Kolkata Police bomb squad began searching and sanitizing the museum.
He stated that in addition to the bomb squad, a large number of police officers, sniffer dogs, and a quick response team (QRT) were stationed inside and outside the central Kolkata building. The officer also mentioned that the police's cyber division has begun an investigation to find the email's original source. As per its website, the Indian Museum was established in 1814 and is the biggest and most established multidisciplinary museum in the Asia-Pacific area, not just in the Indian subcontinent.
The famous Indian Museum in Kolkata was the target of a search operation on January 5 after authorities there received an email alleging bombs had been put there. The museum is over 200 years old. But they added that in the course of the three-hour operation, no explosives were discovered. A senior police officer told PTI, "We searched the building thoroughly, but we didn't find any bombs." He added that the museum's daily public admission had been suspended. "The threat mail stated that several bombs were planted inside the Indian Museum, and those would explode any moment," added the policeman. About 11.30 am, members of the Kolkata Police bomb squad began the search and sanitization operation in the museum.
