Nainital, February 16 A bomb threat sent to the official email of the Nainital district judge sparked panic on Monday, prompting a search operation at the court premises in Nainital, as well as Haldwani and Ramnagar, police said.
Officials said no suspicious objects have been found so far, but the police team, including bomb and dog squads, will continue the search operation for security reasons.
The message was received on the district judge's email this morning, claiming that explosives had been planted in the court premises and warning of an explosion at 12:15 pm. Police said it was a one-line email, and no one has claimed responsibility.
Joint teams of police, bomb squads, and dog squads evacuated staff and others from the court premises in Nainital, Haldwani, and Ramnagar, and conducted a thorough search operation.
Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Manjunath TC stated, "Following the receipt of the threatening email, a comprehensive search operation was conducted in all court premises as per the standard operating procedure. Nothing objectionable has been found so far in the investigation, and there is no need for the public to panic."
He stated that an FIR is being registered against an unknown person in this case, and the IP address is being traced to determine the source of the email. Manjunath assured that strict action will be taken against anyone found guilty in the case.
