The Office of the Director General of Police received an e-mail claiming that a bomb had been planted in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office located at Shastri Bhawan, Chennai. This bomb threat was proved to be false during investigation. Police gave this information on Friday (October 31, 2025). Police said that the ED office had received a threat to blow it up with RDX.
A senior police officer said that a team of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDDS) along with sniffer dog immediately reached the ED’s southern regional office at Nungambakkam here and conducted a thorough search of the premises. He said that during investigation the bomb threat was proved to be false.
Cash for job scam exposed
The ED is investigating several high profile cases in Tamil Nadu and recently it has unearthed an alleged cash-for-jobs scam in the recruitment drive of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department. The police officer said that the e-mail containing the bomb threat is being thoroughly investigated.
The ED probe in the state also includes the cash-for-jobs scam in the state transport department, in which former minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader V. Senthil Balaji is involved. It was claimed in the e-mail that this threat is being made regarding the KN Nehru case.
Investigation under ED money laundering
ED was investigating a company of Tamil Nadu government minister K Nehru under money laundering charges. During the investigation, ED got information about the cash for job scam in Tamil Nadu. After this, ED wrote a 232-page letter asking Tamil Nadu Police to investigate this matter.
The sender of the e-mail claimed to be associated with ‘MPL Rao’ and ‘CPI-Mao’ and said that the ED office would be targeted. Besides, some officials and documents related to the ELCOT case have also been mentioned.
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