Police and bomb disposal squad members conduct a search on the district court premises following a threat e-mail, in Mysuru on Tuesday.
Credit: DH photo
Dharwad: Tension prevailed at the Dharwad bench of the High Court, and district courts in Gadag and Bagalkot for some time on Tuesday, following bomb threat emails.
The premises was evacuated. The court proceedings were suspended for the day. Security was heightened at the court complex on P B Road in Dharwad.
Bomb detection and disposal squads and dog squads were pressed into service. Over 100 policemen were deployed at the spot.
Similar precautionary measures were taken in Gadag and Bagalkot courts. The police evacuated the court complexes.
Probe is underway to trace the source of the emails. Similar mails were received at Mysuru and Hassan courts too.