Bomb threat to Mysuru court complex turns out to be a hoax
A bomb threat to the Mysuru court complex on Thursday turned out to be a hoax. Soon after receiving information about an email warning about
A bomb threat to the Mysuru court complex on Thursday turned out to be a hoax. Soon after receiving information about an email warning about blasts in the Mysuru court complex, the police swung into action with a bomb detection squad scouring the court halls in both the main court complex adjacent to the zilla panchayat premises as well as the courts in Malalawadi.
While the squads also checked the canteens, libraries, parking areas and other facilities in the courts, security personnel posted at the gates screened everyone entering the court premises with door frame metal detectors and handheld metal detectors. After receiving the email in the early hours of Thursday, court authorities informed the police, which began a search of the premises even before lawyers, judges, and litigants started arriving at the court complex.
Unlike the previous occasion, when court proceedings were suspended following a similar bomb threat, the courts functioned as usual this time. Mysuru Bar Association president S. Lokesh urged the authorities to use technology to trace those behind the hoax bomb threats and ensure
exemplary punishment. He said bomb threats, even when they turn out to be hoaxes, cannot be taken lightly, as any suspension of court proceedings causes inconvenience to a large number of litigants, including daily-wage workers and villagers who travel long distances to attend court.
The BriefWire