Himachal Pradesh High Court Receives Suicide Bomb Threat, Turns Out To Be Hoax

In response to the potential threat, the premises were promptly evacuated to ensure the safety of court staff and lawyers. Following the evacuation, the Shimla police, accompanied by a bomb disposal squad, carried out a comprehensive search of the entire area for any suspicious items or individuals..

As per media reports, since the court was on vacation, there were very few people inside the building apart from some staff members. After an intensive 4-hour search operation, no such explosive devices or threats were found, and the alert was deemed to be a false alarm.

Earlier today, the Registrar General of the Madras High Court also received a mail threatening of bomb blasts in the high court premises, CBI court premises and the residence of Opposition Leader Edappadi Palaniswami.

The mail further threatened of suicide bombing using IEDs and gave the authorities time till 6:45 pm to evacuate all concerned.

Himachal Pradesh HC is the fourth High Court receiving a bomb threat in the past two months. On May 22, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had received a bomb threat, following which courtrooms were evacuated as a precautionary measure.

The Gujarat High Court too received a bomb threat today, following which the functioning of the court was stopped post lunch.