Bomb Threats In Delhi High Court Spread Panic, Judges Leave Courtrooms & Litigants Asked To Vacate

The Delhi High Court today received a bomb threat via e-mail that led to panic in the premises, prompting the Judges to rise from the dais. 

Such panic resulted in vacation of Courtrooms. According to sources, the e-mail was received by the Registrar General at around 8:39 a.m. and some of the Judges were informed about it.

While some of the Judges started rising around 11:35 a.m., others kept holding their respective Courts till 12 noon. As per the sources, security has been tightened and everyone present in the Court premises have been asked to vacate.

Such bomb threat prompted the police and other agencies to launch a search operation. When the Judges were conducting proceedings, their Court staff came and informed them about the bomb threat e-mail after which they rushed out of the courtrooms.

A bomb disposal squad has also reached the Court premises. According to the Police, a PCR call was received in the morning regarding an e-mail claiming the presence of a bomb in the Court premises.

“We are carrying out search operations. Fire officials along with the bomb disposal squad and dog squad are present at the spot”, a senior police official said.

Several lawyers, Court staff and clerks said that they have been asked to vacate the premises.

According to the sources, the e-mail said, "as a sample, today’s blast in the Delhi High Court will clear the doubts of previous bluffs and judges’ chambers will detonate shortly after the mid-day Islamic prayers".

It further read that the three bombs have been placed in Judges’ rooms/Court complex and everyone should vacate the Court complex by 2 pm.

With PTI Inputs