An email threat was sent to the Assistant Commissioner’s office in Chennai.
Bomb squad and sniffer dogs conducted a full search at the Vice President’s residence.
Police confirmed it was a hoax; several such fake threats have surfaced in recent weeks.
A bomb threat was issued to the Poes Garden residence of Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, and it appears to be a hoax, police said on Friday.
Following the email threat sent to the office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police here, a police team consisting of experts from the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and a sniffer dog was rushed to the Vice President’s house and a thorough check was undertaken.
"The threat appears to be a hoax," a police official said.
The Chennai police have been receiving scores of such email threats for the past month, and efforts were on to trace the sender.
