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Kolkata, February 4: The West Bengal secretariat building has been evacuated after a potential bomb threat warning issued by the Kolkata police on Thursday afternoon. The 200-year-old secretariat building in Kolkata is now undergoing renovation and was completely evacuated after the call. However the bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.
According to report, the Kolkata police near Lalbazar received an anonymous mail. Minutes after which Kolkata senior police officials, bomb squad personnel and sniffer dogs were rushed to the spot.
After search operation conducted by the bomb squad officials nothing was found. However extra security was posted around the secretariat building as the cops were not willing to take any chance there. Read Also: (Bomb threat halts Bengaluru-Goa Air Asia flight: Airport receives message of terror alert)
Additional security has been beefed up at the premises and the officials from the bomb disposal squad and Kolkata police has been ordered by the senior officials to stay at the spot.
The Kolkata secretariat was constructed by Britishers during their rule in the country. It had been constructed in 1700’s. From 1947 to 2013, it housed the office of the Kolkata Chief Minister.
The 300-year-old heritage structure is currently been renovated by the Kolkata heritage development authority. Most of the departments have been shifted to a building called Nabanna, located in Howrah.
Last week the Intelligence Bureau had issued an alert for a possible suicide bomb attacks in 23 cities across India which also included Kolkata. Since then the security at several vulnerable places including tourist destination across Kolkata had been increased.
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