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Hoax bomb call in HC

NEW DELHI:The Delhi High Court was today put on high alert after the police received an anonymous call about a bomb threat on its premises, which later turned out to be a hoax, said police.

Hoax bomb call in HC

Police personnel check with a sniffer dog outside the High Court after receiving a call about bomb threat in New Delhi on Thursday. Tribune photo



Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 17

The Delhi High Court was today put on high alert after the police received an anonymous call about a bomb threat on its premises, which later turned out to be a hoax, said police.

And the police are on the lookout for the caller who has since switched off his phone.

Soon after the call was received around 11 am, Delhi Police Commandos of the Quick Reaction Team and SWAT were instantly deployed at Gate-5 of the High Court along with the Bomb Disposal Squad and fire tender vehicles, police said.

The call was received by the control room from a man who claimed to have planted bombs inside the court complex, according to a senior police official.

The bomb squad was alerted and the entire court complex thoroughly scanned. However, the call was found to be a hoax, the official said. Intensive search was carried out and sniffer dogs were deployed.

“The police received a call and search is going on. However, work and court proceedings have not been affected,” said the police official.

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