High Court, Panchkula district court receive bomb threats

The North News

Chandigarh, February 9

The Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Panchkula district court were evacuated on Monday after a bomb threat was received through email, triggering search operations by bomb disposal squads, sniffer dogs and heavy police deployment, officials said. A court in Panchkula on Monday received a bomb threat email, triggering an evacuation and search operation, Haryana Police said.

They said upon receiving the information about the threat, a bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs, accompanied by a heavy police force, were sent to the spot.

Police said that a thorough search is being conducted in the court complex.

Last month, a few schools in Ambala had also received similar threats, but nothing suspicious was found. Prior to that, a bomb threat email was sent to the Ambala Deputy Commissioner’s office.

In these incidents, nothing suspicious was found, with officials later confirming that it was a hoax.