Overview

• The Gauhati High Court was evacuated on April 22 following a bomb threat emailed to the Registrar's personal Gmail account.
• Police teams and a bomb disposal squad conducted an extensive sweep of the court complex, finding no explosives.
• Authorities confirmed the threat as a hoax and launched an investigation to identify the sender of the email.
• This incident follows a similar bomb threat hoax in Guwahati on January 26 and other false threats targeting Delhi SDM offices on April 21.
• The rise in bomb threat hoaxes across India in 2025 highlights challenges in tracing digital threats and ensuring institutional security.