Mysuru District Court receives bomb threat, halts proceedings

A bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot and was conducting a thorough search of the premises, a senior police officer said.

Mysuru: Mysuru district Court received a bomb threat call and an e-mail on Tuesday morning and it was found to be a hoax call. 

The Court proceedings were halted for the first half of the  day. All the advocates, staff and clients were evacuated from the Court premises. 

Lakshmipuram police rushed to Court premises along with Anti sabotage check team and confirmed that it was a hoax call and mail. After all the thorough checks, they found that it was a hoax mail.

The Court proceedings were continued for the second half of the day.