CHENNAI: A bomb threat issued to well-known actress Trisha's residence on Friday turned out to be a hoax.
Sources said that the police swung into action as soon as they received information and arrived at her residence in Teynampet swiftly.
Police personnel along with sniffer dogs conducted a thorough search of Trisha's residence, only to realise that the threat was a hoax.
Sources added that prominent dignitaries such as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalinand had also received similar threats.
Although the threats have been declared a hoax, the Tamil Nadu police is leaving no stone unturned to find out those behind such threats as off late, there has been a considerable increase in such threats.
Just a couple of days ago, a bomb threat was made to actor Vijay's Neelankarai residence, prompting the police to launch a probe. Last month, a bomb threat to the residence of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami in Chennai had triggered concern.
Meanwhile, actress Trisha has a number of films lined up for release. The actress, who will be seen playing the lead along with Megastar Chiranjeevi in director Vassishta's much-anticipated socio-fantasy entertainer 'Vishwambhara', will also be seen playing the female lead in actor Suriya's 'Karuppu', which has been directed by R J Balaji.