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Bomb threats across courts in Bengal disrupt judicial work
Bomb threat emails caused evacuations and disrupted judicial work in multiple courts across West Bengal, with no explosives found, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the city sessions court, CJM court and sub‑divisional courts at Asansol and Durgapur received bomb‑threat emails, disrupting judicial work across West Bengal.
- Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty said an investigation has been launched to find who sent the threats, while Agarwal stated `I think the police are already probing the bomb threats...`
- Following the threats, courts underwent evacuations and searches by Kolkata Police bomb squad with sniffer dogs at CJM court, finding no explosives; similar operations occurred at other courts across the state.
- Officials said the West Bengal administration is focused on protecting court officers and participants in the SIR process, with senior officials including Piyush Pandey and Supratim Sarkar joining the response effort.
- CEO Manoj Agarwal said the state police must investigate and identify perpetrators when asked about links to the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
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Emailed Bomb Threat To WB Courts Sparks Panic, Spoils Proceedings
The email was sent to the top judges at the City Sessions Court in Kolkata, two district courts at Asansol and Durgapur in Burdwan West, Chinsurah and Arambagh Courts in Hooghly and Murshidabad district court at around 11 am.
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