Bomb threat emails trigger panic at High Court bench in Dharwad; Gadag and Bagalkot district courts

Dharwad: Panic prevailed at the Dharwad bench of the Karnataka High Court and the district courts in Gadag and Bagalkot on Tuesday after bomb threat emails were received.

Following the threats, the High Court premise was evacuated and court proceedings were suspended for the day. Security was immediately heightened at the court complex on PB Road in Dharwad.

Bomb detection and disposal squads, along with dog squads, were pressed into service, while more than 100 police personnel of various ranks were deployed to conduct thorough search operations.

Similar precautionary measures were taken in Gadag and Bagalkot after bomb threat emails were received by the district courts in the two cities.

Police evacuated the court complexes and tightened security as a preventive measure.

Investigations are underway to trace the source of the emails.