According to sources, the e-mail was received by the registrar general at 8.39 am, and some of the judges were informed about it; while some of the judges started rising around 11.35 am, others kept holding their respective courts till 12 noon
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The Delhi High Court on Friday received a bomb threat via e-mail that led to panic in the premises, prompting the judges to rise from the dais. Courtrooms were vacated, reported news agency PTI.
The threat email mentions the Delhi High Court and is addressed to the staff of the High Court with the subject line, "Pakistan Tamil Nadu collude for Holy Friday blasts. 3 bombs planted in judge room/court premises. Evacuate by 2pm," reported ANI.
According to sources, the e-mail was received by the registrar general at 8.39 am, and some of the judges were informed about it, reported PTI.
While some of the judges started rising around 11.35 am, others kept holding their respective courts till 12 noon.
Sources told PTI that security has been beefed up and everyone present in the court premises has been asked to vacate.
Earlier on September 9, the Maulana Azad Medical College in the national capital and the Delhi Chief Minister's Secretariat received bomb threats, Delhi police said.
According to Delhi Police, the threat, received via email, indicated a possible detonation at MAMC and the CM Secretariat. Delhi Police said that there was no specific mention in the email that was sent to the MAMC medical college dean. A bomb squad was deployed to the sites.
On August 28, around 20 colleges, including Jesus and Mary College in Chanakyapuri, Delhi, received bomb threat emails. According to the police, the calls were declared a hoax after the investigation. It is suspected that the sender of the email used a VPN.
Mumbai Airport and Nair Hospital receive bomb threats via email; police launch probe
Panic gripped two key locations in the city after Mumbai Airport and Nair Hospital reportedly received bomb threats via e-mail on the night of September 6. According to reports, the email addressed to Nair Hospital was received on the dean’s official ID around 11 pm, sparking fear among hospital staff and patients.
Police teams were immediately deployed to both sites. However, no suspicious objects were found during the search operations.
This incident comes close on the heels of a similar case, where Ashwini Kumar, an astrologer, was arrested for threatening to blow up Mumbai. Kumar claimed to be a member of a Pakistan-based jihadi group and alleged that 14 terrorists had entered the city. During the probe, police recovered seven mobile phones, three SIM cards, six memory card holders, an external SIM slot, two digital cards, and other electronic items from him.
(With inputs from PTI)
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