The emails, sent to official temple addresses amid the festive season and Diwali rush, triggered an immediate police response
Police have intensified patrolling and introduced stricter checks, including metal detector screening and monitoring of suspicious individuals. Trimbakeshwar police inspector Pritam Chaudhary confirmed that the temple trust had received the threat email. Dindori police inspector Pradeep Deshmukh also confirmed that a similar email was sent to the Saptashrungi Gad Trust, following which security arrangements were strengthened.
Police said a similar incident occurred last week when threat emails were sent to district courts in Nashik and elsewhere in Maharashtra. The emails, sent to official temple addresses amid the festive season and Diwali rush, triggered an immediate police response. Temple authorities alerted police, following which security was stepped up at all three pilgrimage sites. The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and dog squads conducted a thorough search of Kalaram Temple in Panchavati, while additional security measures were put in place at Trimbakeshwar and Saptashrungi Devi temples. Those threats were later found to be hoaxes after extensive searches.