Bengaluru, Feb 16 || Bomb threat emails were sent to courts in Davanagere, Hassan, and Madikeri districts of Karnataka, as well as the High Court bench in Dharwad, triggering panic and suspension of proceedings.
In Davanagere, the district court received a bomb threat through an email allegedly sent by a person from Tamil Nadu to the official email ID of the judge. The message claimed that an RDX bomb had been planted on the court premises and would explode between 8.20 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. The email also contained a warning to the Central government against increasing the reservation quota.
After the email was noticed, court proceedings were immediately halted, and judges, advocates, and staff vacated the premises as a precautionary measure. Bomb disposal squads and dog squads were pressed into service to inspect the court complex. A tense situation prevailed in the area as security personnel conducted a thorough search.
In a similar incident, the district court in Madikeri also received a bomb threat email sent to its official email ID. The message claimed that a bomb had been planted inside the court premises. Following the threat, proceedings were suspended, and advocates and staff were evacuated.