New Delhi: A 32-year-old mentally depressed man was briefly detained on Thursday (July 31, 2008) evening for allegedly sending an email to the Japanese embassy here threatening terror strikes in a popular shopping area of south Delhi. Sleuths of Delhi Police’s Special Cell picked up the unemployed man, whose identity was not revealed, from Gurgaon, a booming satellite town on the outskirts of the national capital.
Terror email to Japanese Embassy a hoax: Police
“The accused is undergoing treatment for depression in a south Delhi hospital. He has told us that he was disturbed after his brother’s death in Japan,” a senior Delhi Police official told IANS.
The man was later let-off.
Image: Policemen and parking attendants stand guard at the entrance of the Sarojini Nagarmarket in New Delhi, India on Thursday, July 31, 2008. The Japanese Embassy received an e-mail warning of a bomb in the capital`s popular market, and has warned its citizens to stay away from crowded public places, a notice posted on its Website said.
Text: IANS
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