Bombay High Court (L), Delhi High Court
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The Delhi and Bombay High Courts on Friday received bomb threats via e-mails, prompting the judges and lawyers to vacate the courts' premises.
The pandemonium followed an e-mail through which the court administration received the threat of the attack in the high court.
The police is searching the premises of both courts, according to reports.
When the judges were conducting proceedings, their court staff came and informed them about the bomb threat e-mail after which they rushed out of the courtrooms.
While some of the judges started rising at around 11.35 am, others kept holding their respective courts till 12 noon. A bomb disposal squad also reached the high court premises.
Security was beefed up and everyone present in the court premises was asked to vacate.
Police said a PCR call was received in the morning regarding an e-mail claiming the presence of a bomb in the court premises.
“We are carrying out search operations. Fire officials along with the bomb disposal squad and dog squad are present at the spot,” a senior police official said.
Several lawyers, court staff and clerks said they have been asked to vacate the premises.
Earlier on September 9, Delhi Chief Minister's Secretariat and Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) received bomb threat email.
This incident follows a spate of hoax threat emails received in several schools and educational institutes in recent months, prompting heightened vigilance among security agencies.
(With PTI inputs)