Bomb threat at Belagavi District Court turns out to be hoax

Nothing suspicious was found during the search, and the email was confirmed to be a hoax.

An email claiming that a bomb had been planted inside the District Court complex in Karnataka's Belagavi turned out to be a hoax after police verification on Tuesday.

According to the Police Commissioner Bhushan Borase, the Principal District and Sessions Court received the threatening email stating that a bomb had been planted on the premises.

The police were immediately alerted, following which teams, along with the scientific aid unit and canine squad, carried out a thorough search of both the District Court complex and the new court complex. However, nothing suspicious was found, and the email was confirmed to be a hoax.

Advocates said court proceedings were suspended following the bomb threat while police conducted checks across the premises.

They also demanded that CCTV cameras be installed in the court complex as a security measure.