Overview
- Anonymous emails citing RDX IEDs and, in some cases, suicide attackers led to evacuations and suspended proceedings at courts in Odisha, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
- Police, bomb disposal squads and dog units conducted extensive sweeps, with officials reporting no explosive devices and declaring multiple threats hoaxes.
- Cyber teams have opened investigations to identify the origin of the emails, with some preliminary indications referencing southern India or Tamil-language content.
- State police chiefs and governments ordered heightened security and case registrations, urged calm, and said court premises would remain under close watch as probes continue.
- By late Thursday and into Friday, operations resumed at several complexes after clearance, though inspections and security drills continued in locations such as Cuttack.