Raipur/Bhopal, Jan 8: District courts in three districts of Chhattisgarh and one district of Madhya Pradesh were placed on high alert on Thursday after receiving bomb threats through anonymous emails, prompting immediate evacuation and intensive security sweeps of court premises.
In Rajnandgaon, an email was received at around 10.07 a.m., warning of a suicide attack using an RDX-based IED. The message allegedly demanded that judges be evacuated from the premises by around 2.35 p.m.
Police teams, along with bomb disposal squads and dog squads, were deployed and the entire court premises were evacuated as a precautionary measure. “During the search, no suspicious object, bomb, explosive or any dangerous material was found anywhere on the premises,” police said.
Similar security operations were carried out at district courts in Durg and Bilaspur after comparable threat emails were received. Authorities confirmed that no explosives or suspicious materials were detected at either location.
In Madhya Pradesh, panic briefly prevailed at the newly constructed Rewa District Court complex after an anonymous email was received, threatening to blow up the court premises. It, however, turned out to be a hoax. (IANS)
