India, Feb. 5 -- The consulates of Italy and Japan in Bengaluru received hoax bomb threats via email recently, following which cases were registered in connection to the incident, police said on Thursday.

Police said that after the complaints regarding the threat mails, which were received on January 29, thorough checks were conducted, PTI news agency reported.

The threats were later found to be hoax, according to police. Cases have been filed registered at the Ulsoor and Vidhana Soudha police stations, based on complaints made by officials from the Italy and Japan consulates.

The emails were sent from the id named 'gaina_ramesh@outlook.com', officials confirmed, adding that investigation is underway, according to the PTI report.

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