Cyanide Gas Threat at Bhopal Govt Office Triggers Panic, Turns Out Hoax

• An email threatening cyanide gas cylinders at the Weights and Measures Department office in Bhopal caused panic and evacuation.
• Office superintendent Shyamu Solanki received the email, which claimed 16 cyanide gas cylinders would explode around 1 PM.
• Police, bomb disposal squads, and sniffer dogs searched the premises but found no cylinders or explosives, confirming it was a hoax.
• Similar hoax threats have previously targeted People's University and AIIMS in Bhopal.
• DCP Vivek Singh stated an investigation is underway, suspecting a nationwide gang behind such emails; staff resumed work at 1:10 PM.