Overview
- Gujarat High Court, courts in Surat, Rajkot, Anand and Bharuch, and the Gandhinagar and Bharuch collectorates were evacuated after emailed threats, with BDDS and dog squads clearing the sites.
- Karnataka’s Dharwad High Court bench and district courts in Mysuru, Gadag and Bagalkot received similar emails, prompting evacuations and temporary suspension of proceedings.
- Police reported no explosives or suspicious material at any of the affected locations, and normal access resumed after sweeps where permitted.
- Investigations are underway to trace the sender or senders, with FIRs registered in Karnataka and probes assigned to cybercrime units in Gujarat.
- Several emails used the same wording, warned of RDX-laden suicide attacks, and cited groups such as the LTTE and ISKP; a drone found in Rajkot was later traced to a lawyer and deemed harmless.