Bombay high court receives second bomb threat this month, turns out to be hoax

After thorough check by Mumbai Police’s BDDS and dog squad, as per SOP, the bomb threat email to the Bombay High Court was declared a hoax as nothing was found.

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday morning received a hoax bomb threat email — the second time this month.

This fresh bomb threat comes exactly a week after the Bombay high court had received a similar threat which was declared a hoax. (File Photo)

The court informed the local Azad Maidan Police Station after receiving the threat email. After a thorough check by the Mumbai Police’s Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), accompanied by a dog squad as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), the email threat was declared a hoax as nothing was found.

The court’s working today was not impacted. “We were informed about a threat email by the Bombay High Court received early in the morning. A check was done and nothing suspicious was found. The email was declared a hoax. Court started functioning normally at its time,” the officer said.

Earlier this month, the Delhi High Court and the Bombay High Court had received such email threats, which had impacted work as the courts had been vacated.

“We have registered a First Information Report (FIR) and are tracing the accused. The accused have been sending several threat emails to temples, hotels and schools from proxy servers and VPNs. We are sure we will detect the case — only it’ll take a little time,” the officer added.