Hyderabad: Panic prevailed in the Mulugu district court after it received a bomb threat email on Monday, March 23, during a programme on World Water Day.
According to court officials, “The email claimed that bombs were planted in the court, hence all lawyers and clients have been asked to leave the premises, and the court proceedings have been adjourned.”
Based on the alert, a bomb squad was dispatched to the court and the police instructed everyone to leave the court premises immediately. In a video shared online, the police and bomb squad officials are seen outside the court.
The Mulugu police said that an investigation is underway and more details will be revealed later.
Previous incident
This is the latest incident of a court receiving a bomb threat in Telangana. On March 18, the Warangal District Court received a bomb threat via email. Police said that court authorities received an email claiming there was a bomb on its premises.
On information, the bomb squad reached the court and conducted a meticulous search of the inside and the surrounding areas for about an hour, only to determine the threat was fake.
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