HASSAN, DHARWAD, MADIKERI : Bomb threats targeting courts in Hassan, Dharwad and Madikeri sent judges, lawyers and clients into a tizzy on Monday. All the threats turned out to be hoax after the police and dog squads conducted extensive searches at all these courts before declaring the premises safe.
In Hassan, tension prevailed at the district court for some time after it received a hoax bomb threat mail. Judges, advocates, staff and clients were evacuated while searches were conducted. The court was declared safe after a check.
The deputy commissioner’s and DC’s offices too had received such threats recently.
In Madikeri, all activities came to a standstill at the District Court after the threat mail was received. Everyone present at the court was evacuated, and a dog squad rushed to the Court premises after the administrator received a threat email.
The administrator received the email from an anonymous ID threatening to blow up the court at 12.15 pm. The administrator read the email after reporting to work in the morning and alerted the police, who evacuated all from the building.
The police, dog squad and Anti-Sabotage Check personnel rushed to the premises and blocked entry to the court. The police thoroughly checked the premises till 12.15 pm and declared the building safe. Later, the court proceedings resumed.
Madikeri DySP Suraj, Madikeri Rural Inspector Chandrashekar, and several police personnel were present during the check. The court administrator filed a complaint of hoax threat with the Madikeri city police. SP Bindu Mani confirmed that the ASC team checked the Court premises, and nothing suspicious was found.
For the second time in two months, the high court bench in Dharwad received a hoax bomb mail on Monday. A similar threat landed at the district court mailbox too.
SP Gunjan Arya and other top police officers rushed to the spot, sanitised the premises and declared it a hoax after a thorough check. The police conducted the search for over three hours before allowing the judicial officers, staff, lawyers and others back into the court. The district court premises too were searched and later declared safe.The mail said the bomb would go off on the high court bench premises by 1.50 pm. A case was registered at the Garag police station.