Bomb Threat At Rajinikanth, Dhanush's Homes; Emails Declared Hoax By Chennai Police

In a shocking development, South megastar Rajinikanth and his former son-in-law, actor Dhanush, received bomb threats via email. The messages, sent to the official email ID of the Tamil Nadu Director General

of Police, claimed that explosives had been planted at their Chennai residences. However, after thorough checks, police confirmed that the threats were fake.Bomb Threat At Rajinikanth, Dhanush's HomesAccording to officials, the anonymous email alleged that bombs were placed at the homes of Rajinikanth and Dhanush. Tamil Nadu Congress Committee chief K. Selvaperunthagai also received a similar threat. The alert was immediately forwarded to the Greater Chennai Police, prompting search operations at all three locations.Rajinikanth’s Poes Garden residence was inspected by teams from the Teynampet police station and the bomb squad, but nothing suspicious was found. Officials confirmed that no unknown individuals had entered the property. Similar inspections were conducted at the homes of Dhanush and Selvaperunthagai, where no traces of explosives were detected. Police later declared all the threats baseless.ALSO READ: Music Composer Ilaiyaraaja’s Chennai Studio Faces Bomb Threat Fake Bomb Threat EmailsIt is worth noting that this isn’t the first such incident. Tamil Nadu has witnessed a series of hoax bomb alerts this month. Earlier, emails falsely claimed that bombs had been planted at actress Trisha’s residence and other VIP properties. On October 9, police arrested a 37-year-old man named Shabik for spreading a fake bomb scare at actor Vijay’s Neelankarai home. Days later, music legend Ilaiyaraaja’s T. Nagar studio was also targeted by a hoax email.Police are currently tracing the sender behind these recurring false alarms, as the spate of incidents has raised serious security concerns in Chennai.