- Delhi High Court received a bomb threat via email, reports NDTV
- Judges adjourned sessions, with some benches not assembling
- Local police and Bomb Detection Squad found no suspicious items
The Delhi High Court premises was placed on high alert on Friday morning following a bomb threat received via email, leading to the immediate evacuation of the entire court complex.
The alarming message, sent to the court's official email ID, claimed that an explosive device was planted within the judge's chamber and was set to detonate shortly after mid-day prayers.
As a precautionary measure, all judges, lawyers, court staff, and visitors were instructed to immediately vacate the court premises. Multiple court proceedings were abruptly adjourned as police and security personnel quickly established a cordon around the building.
Fire brigade vehicles, ambulances, and a bomb detection and disposal squad, accompanied by dog squads, were deployed. A Police search operation is underway to sanitise the entire complex. The premises are expected to remain cleared until a full security sweep is completed.
Earlier this week, the Delhi Chief Minister's Secretariat and Maulana Azad Medical College also received similar threatening emails, which were later determined to be hoaxes.
There were also recent threats in Mumbai, where a man was arrested from Noida for allegedly sending hoax messages claiming the presence of "human bombs" and RDX to the Mumbai traffic police's WhatsApp helpline ahead of the Ganesh festival.
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