Ambience Mall in Gurugram evacuated after police receive bomb threat; later found to be a hoax

Gurugram and Noida police conduct security drills and evacuate malls after receiving hoax bomb threats via email.

A bomb threat was received at Ambience Mall in Gurugram on Saturday (August 17, 2024), Gurugram police said, adding that it was later found to be hoax, after all security protocols were carried out.

Police said, on receiving the information about bombs being placed in the mall, through email, police evacuated the public for security reasons, and various teams, including dog squad and bomb disposal teams carried out searches.

“Police teams haven’t recovered anything suspicious from anywhere, and so the police appeal to public to not panic,” the police said.

Further, Gurugram police also reiterated that if anybody is found giving misleading or false information on bomb threats through any post on social media or via email which affects the law and order, legal action will be taken.

After threat at Ambience Mall in Gurugram, for security and safety reasons, Ambience Mall in Vasant Kunj was also evacuated and checked thoroughly, a source said.

Meanwhile, a security drill was carried out at Noida’s DLF Mall of India by the Noida police officials.

DCP Noida Ram Badan Singh said that a security mock drill was carried out at DLF Mall of India in Noida Sector 18.