Multiple courts and government offices across Gujarat received bomb threats, prompting heightened security measures, suspension of court proceedings, and intensive searches, though authorities later confirmed the threats were hoaxes
People leave the court premises after a bomb threat at one of the courts in Gujarat. Pic/Screengrab from X
Hours after a series of bomb threats targeting courts and government offices across Gujarat, police and administrative authorities across the state have stepped up vigilance. The threats prompted heightened security measures, temporary suspension of court proceedings, and intensive searches by security agencies.
In all the cases so far, authorities have reported no suspicious objects, terming the threats as hoaxes, even as investigations continue, news agency IANS reported.
Earlier, the Ahmedabad City Civil and Sessions Court received a bomb threat, following which the proceedings were suspended as a precaution. The threat was received by the court’s registry department via email.
Soon after the court received the bomb threat, teams from the bomb squad and dog squad rushed to the premises and conducted a thorough search before declaring the area safe. Around the same time, a bomb threat was reported at the Gandhinagar Collector’s Office, reported IANS.
Police carried out complete security sweep
Soon after the bomb threat, the Gandhinagar Police carried out a complete security sweep of the premises but found nothing suspicious. The police later stated that the threat appeared to be a hoax.
Meanwhile, similar threats were also reported at courts in Rajkot and Surat. In Rajkot, lawyers were asked to vacate the court premises as a precaution, while bomb disposal and dog squad teams were deployed to inspect the area, IANS reported.
Bomb threat at Surat district court
In Surat, the district court received an anonymous phone call threatening a bomb blast. As soon as the court administration reported the bomb threat, all the court proceedings were suspended for the day, and entry of lawyers and petitioners was restricted while police teams conducted a detailed inspection of the court complex.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Ahmedabad Rural Court also received a bomb threat via email sent to its registry department.
Following standard security protocol, court proceedings were halted, and bomb and dog squad teams were deployed. However, no objectionable items were found during the search.
This was not the first time that the Gujarat High Court received a bomb threat. Earlier, the court had received an email from an unidentified sender alerting about the bomb within the court premises.
Police officers said that while all the threats so far have turned out to be hoaxes, each alert is being treated with utmost seriousness to ensure public safety.
Cyber teams, along with the Gujarat Police and bomb squad, are investigating the source of the emails and calls to identify those responsible for creating panic and disrupting judicial and administrative functioning across the state.
(With inputs from IANS)
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