Civil courts in Purnia, Kishanganj, Katihar, and Hajipur experienced heightened security Monday after receiving bomb threats via email. Authorities swiftly evacuated premises and conducted thorough searches, ultimately deeming the threats a hoax. While no suspicious items were found, separate FIRs have been filed, and security measures remain intensified across the affected districts.
Patna: Civil courts in Purnia, Kishanganj, Katihar and Hajipur received bomb threats via email on Monday, triggering heightened security. Police evacuated the premises, cordoned off the areas and conducted intensive searches using dog squads and bomb disposal units.Courtrooms, record rooms, parking areas and nearby shops were thoroughly checked, but no suspicious objects were found, and the threats were later declared a hoax.However, separate FIRs were filed in the four districts in this connection.In Purnia, SP Sweety Sahrawat led inspections across the campus. SDPO (Sadar-1) Jyoti Shankar said, “The threat message was sent to the official email of the court late at night.”
Security has since been tightened.DSP (headquarters) Ashok Kumar confirmed similar action, stating, “Security arrangements have been heightened. The bomb threats were a hoax.”In Katihar, DM Ashutosh Dwivedi said, “A special team has been formed to identify and trace the location of the person who issued the threat.” SP Shikhar Chaudhary added that additional forces and QRT have been deployed.In Hajipur, District Judge Harshit Singh received the email. SDPO-1 Subodh Kumar said, “A threatening email was received. Everything is under control with no suspicious object recovered.”
