Bomb threat hoax disrupts Gauhati High Court proceedings, no suspicious items found

Guwahati: Proceedings and other works of Gauhati High Court were disrupted on Tuesday afternoon after an email giving bomb threat was sent to the court.

There was panic in the court. The email reportedly came to Registrar's personal Gmail account.

Police rushed with bomb disposal squad. Following intensive search security personnel found no suspicious items were found. Authorities later confirmed the threat to be a hoax.


A senior police officer said,“It was a hoax. This incident marks the second bomb threat hoax reported in Guwahati this year."

On Republic Day, January 26, a similar hoax incident took place.

The incident also comes in the wake of a nationwide rise in bomb threat hoaxes.