Bomb threat: Ahmedabad, Surat courts receive threat emails, premises evacuated, security teams launch searches
Courts in Gujarat received emails threatening bomb attacks on Saturday, prompting police and security agencies to carry out security checks.
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Bomb Threat: Security agencies are on alert and security has been beefed up after several courts, including the Surat District Court and courts in Ahmedabad, received emails threatening bomb attacks on Saturday. Police teams along with fire brigade and bomb disposal teams, rushed to the spot and launched precautionary searches. The bomb threat emails were received at the Gujarat High Court in Ahmedabad, the Metropolitan Court in Ghee Kanta and the City Civil and Sessions Court in Lal Darwaja. The courts' proceedings were stopped and the premises were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
The Surat District Court also received an email threatening to blow up the premises. The bomb disposal squad personnel and police teams reached the court after getting the distress call and initiated security checks.
The lawyers' association expressed concern over repeated bomb threats, saying that the premises were not evacuated despite the threats
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"Even after receiving the bomb threat mail, the police have not vacated the court premises, and work is continuing. The accused are not being caught and are directly targeting the justice system," said Bhavesh Rabari, Member, Bar Council of Gujarat.
Earlier, courts in Ahmedabad also received an email saying, "Court on alert". Following the treat mails the administration alerted security agencies.
According to Ahmedabad Police, cops and the bomb squad followed routine procedures in connection with the threat and further investigation was underway.
(with ANI inputs)
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