Mumbai’s Bandra court on Thursday received a hoax bomb threat. The court was vacated after receiving the threat, but nothing suspicious was found during a search of the premises, a police official said.
The email was received on the magistrate court's official email ID in the morning, he said.
"After being informed, the police, a bomb detection squad, and other security personnel rushed to the court premises and carried out a thorough search. However, no suspicious object was found during the inspection," the official of the Nirmal Nagar police station said.
"The entire court premises were vacated by the police, and all the staffers were asked to leave the place immediately. Nobody was allowed to enter the court premises after that," he said.
Probe is underway to trace the sender of the email and ascertain the motive behind it, the police official said.
Similarly, the Nagpur District and Sessions Court on Thursday received an email claiming "bombs" inside the building, prompting the police to launch a search of the premises. The email claimed that two RDX-based explosive devices would soon go off. However, nothing suspicious was found during the search, officials said.
Recently, schools, courts, malls, and other premises across India have been receiving hoax bomb threats.
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