US EditionGujarat High Court Receives Bomb Threat via Email, Post-Lunch Hearing Suspended
- On Monday, June 9, 2025, the Gujarat High Court in Ahmedabad was targeted by an emailed bomb threat, leading to an immediate response from security personnel.
- An unidentified sender emailed the court's official ID around 11:45 a.m. Claiming an IED blast would occur in the building that evening, leading police to launch investigations.
- Following the threat, the Chief Justice cancelled the court's post-lunch session and instructed all lawyers and litigants to evacuate, while police and bomb squads conducted thorough checks of buildings, chambers, and vehicles.
- Deputy Police Commissioner Safin Hasan oversaw the anti-sabotage operation involving local police, Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad teams, and the Ahmedabad cyber cell probing the email's origin.
- Police found no explosives or suspicious materials, declared the threat a hoax, and resumed court activities after securing the premises on June 9, 2025.
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Gujarat High Court gets bomb threat, turned out to be hoax
An email was sent by an unidentified person at around 11:45 a.m. to the official ID of the Gujarat High Court, claiming a blast by an improvised explosive device (IED) will take place in the court building in the evening
Gujarat High Court was threatened with a bomb blast through an email. After receiving the threat, the High Court premises were evacuated and the police started investigation with bomb and dog squad. In the email, the reason for the threat was stated to be the arrest of Savukku Shankar and the hanging of Kasab. Due to the action, the court proceedings were adjourned in the afternoon.
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