India, Nov. 3 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will tighten security across its premises following a hoax bomb threat targeting the Mayor's office and a Metro station on Monday. The new measures include vehicle inspections, baggage checks and round-the-clock security at the Mayor's office, civic officials said on Tuesday. According to officials, the threat email was received around 4.30 pm on Monday. PMC security teams immediately searched the civic building, garden and office premises, as well as the Metro station, but found nothing suspicious. The security department subsequently informed the police at around 8.30 pm.

The police and bomb disposal squad then inspected the PMC campus and Metro station. No explosive device was foun...