Gauhati HC Receives Bomb Threat Via Email, Turns Out To Be Hoax

Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court was witnessing the normal hustle bustle on Tuesday morning but an email threatening to blow up the building triggered panic among citizens. Police later said the bomb threat is a hoax.

After the court received the bomb threat, city police cordoned off the entire area and a bomb disposal squad conducted a thorough search operation. A senior police official told ETV Bharat, "As soon as we came to know about the threat we rushed to the spot with our team. We are inspecting every nook and corner of the premises but till now nothing suspicious has been found. Apparently it looks like a hoax." He said that more details will come to light after the search operation is concluded.

It has been learnt that the threat was received in the Registrar's personal Gmail account, from an unknown organisation.

City Joint Commissioner of Police Ankur Jain said, “The threat is a hoax. No incriminating material has been found from the spot but investigations are on. The email is suspected to have been sent from Tamil Nadu. Cyber experts are continuing to investigate the id from which this mail was sent.

In a similar incident earlier in the day, Bombay High Court in Goa received an email, claiming an explosive device had planted on its premises. Following this, authorities have gone on high alert.