Kota/Jaipur, March 10 Extensive searches were conducted at passport offices, service centers, and post offices in several cities in Rajasthan on Tuesday after authorities received an email threatening bomb blasts at various locations across the state, police said.
Police and security agencies took action following a bomb threat email to the Regional Passport Office in Jaipur on Tuesday morning. The regional office and passport service centers operating in post offices across the city were evacuated, and thorough searches were conducted at the premises, a senior official said.
"Entry to the offices was immediately suspended, and those inside were removed. Security teams conducted thorough inspections within and around the office premises," a senior Jaipur Police official said.
However, nothing suspicious emerged during the checks, he added.
The police also relayed a bomb threat alert to every district, prompting extensive search operations at passport service centers across the state.
Searches were conducted at service centers in districts including Banswara, Bikaner, Sikar, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jhunjhunu, and Sriganganagar.
Post office premises in Kota and Jhalawar cities were evacuated following an alert from the CID Intelligence, Jaipur, regarding a bomb threat to passport offices, and thorough searches were conducted, police said.
Nothing suspicious was found during the search, they said.
On receiving the alert, passport offices at Nayapura and Vigyan Nagar in Kota were evacuated on Tuesday noon, and a search operation was launched.
Bomb disposal units and dog squads were called to the site, and thorough checking of the passport office building was undertaken, Nayapura Circle Inspector Vinod Kumar said.
The Regional Passport Office, located in the Vigyan Nagar police station area, was also evacuated as a precautionary measure. A search of the office building and surrounding premises was carried out, and vehicles parked nearby were also inspected, police said, adding that no suspicious object was found.
Similarly, a post office in Jhalawar city was evacuated after the bomb threat alert.
The Jhalawar post office received an email from the Jaipur head office around 12:40 pm, informing about a bomb threat to passport service centers operating within post offices, Assistant Superintendent of Jhalawar Post Office Ravi Sharma said.
Police rushed to the site and conducted thorough checks but nothing suspicious was found, Jhalawar Circle Inspector Mukesh Meena said.
Earlier, bomb threat emails were received by the high court, lower courts, and multiple schools across Rajasthan, triggering panic and searches by security personnel, but all of them were found to be hoaxes.