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TCS office in Bengaluru receives hoax bomb threat from laid-off employee: Reports
- A bomb disposal squad and dog squad conducted a thorough inspection at the TCS premises, reports said, adding that nothing suspicious was found.
Panic erupted at the premises of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Bengaluru, following a hoax bomb threat allegedly received from a laid-off employee of the company, reports said on November 14.
The threat call was received by the B block of TCS Think Campus during the morning hours, ETV Bharat reported, citing sources. Subsequently, the company alerted the local Parappana Agrahara police station.
A team of police officials, along with the bomb disposal squad, rushed to the location after being alerted.
The bomb disposal squad and dog squad conducted a thorough inspection at the TCS premises, the reports said, adding that nothing suspicious was found during their inspection.
A further investigation by the police indicated that a Hubli-based former TCS employee made the hoax threat call, the reports added. The identity of the accused was not revealed in the preliminary reports, but she was identified as a female ex-employee, who allegedly committed the act out of anger. The police have reportedly launched a search to trace her.
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The incident comes nearly six months after the TCS campus in Hyderabad reportedly received a similar hoax bomb alert. The threat call was allegedly received from a Bengaluru-based former employee of the company on May 4.
A subsequent probe had revealed that the caller used to work at the security wing of TCS Hyderabad, but was removed from his job, reports had said.
In the quarter ending September 2023, the headcount of TCS dropped by 6,333 as compared to the year-ago period. Although the net employee count reduced, the company has not undertaken any large-scale layoff exercise in recent period.
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First Published:14 Nov 2023, 04:58 PM IST
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