The Delhi high court on Friday received a bomb threat, a security scare that comes amid tightened security across the city a day before the Independence Day. The threat was received through an email, HT learnt.
Police personnel have been deployed at strategic points, while additional checking is being carried out at entry and exit routes. Upon receiving the email, the Mayor’s Office promptly alerted the relevant security agencies and the Delhi Police to ensure that all necessary precautionary measures were taken without delay. On the same day, multiple schools across Delhi received bomb threats, triggering security checks by Delhi Police. Following the email threat, police deployed bomb disposal squads and dog squads to the mini secretariat.
The email, with the subject line ‘30 MB Blast at the Delhi High Court’, said that the blast would occur at 2.11 pm. Security teams are also keeping a close watch on public places and areas that are expected to witness increased movement ahead of August 15. On August 3, the Office of Delhi Mayor received a bomb threat for the eighth time, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi said. The threat was received via an anonymous email at 9.07 am, stating that a bomb would explode at 2.11 pm, according to official information from the Mayor’s Office. On July 31, the Gurugram deputy commissioner (DC) office, Haryana courts and a few schools received a bomb threat mail which later turned out to be a hoax.
Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) Joint Secretary Kunal Malhotra said the threat appeared to be fake. “All precautions have been taken and necessary measures have been put in place,” he added. The Mayor’s Office treated the matter with the utmost seriousness and immediately informed the concerned security agencies and the Delhi Police, following which security protocols were activated and necessary action was initiated, they said.
