Mysuru, June 28 -- Guests and staff at two of Mysuru's well-known hotels were left shaken this morning after the establishments received bomb threat emails, triggering a massive search and security operation.

According to the Police, Hotel Royal Orchid Metropole and Hotel Fortune J.P. Palace received emails claiming that chemical bombs would explode at 1 pm today.

The hotel managements immediately alerted the Police Control Room, following which bomb disposal squads, dog squads and intelligence personnel rushed to the hotels. The teams conducted a thorough search of guest rooms, kitchens, lobbies, gardens and other parts of the premises.

As a precaution, guests and hotel staff were evacuated to safer locations while the searches were u...