Faridabad Mini-Secretariat evacuated after hoax bomb threat

A bomb threat email sent to the official mail ID of Faridabad’s Deputy Commissioner (DC) on Thursday morning created panic in the administration. The email, which contained a religious slogan along with the threat, led to an immediate security alert at the Mini-Secretariat in Sector 12.

Security agencies immediately swung into action and evacuated the employees. The entire premises were sealed.

The threat email was received around 7:30 am, prompting authorities to take swift action. Security agencies, including the bomb disposal squad, sniffer dog squad, crime team and cyber police started a search operation. No one was allowed to go inside or outside the secretariat. After an extensive search operation, no suspicious object was found. Around 3:30 pm, officials confirmed that the bomb threat was a hoax.

According to DC Vikram Singh Yadav, on Thursday morning, an email was received in the DC office e-mail, in which there was a threat of blowing up the office with a bomb. "The security agencies responded promptly. A thorough search was conducted, but no threat was found. The cyber police are investigating the source of the email, and strict action will be taken against those responsible," he added.

Nearly, 1,000 employees work in the Mini Secretariat across different departments, including the DC office. At the time of evacuation, about 700 employees were present. Once the search was completed and the premises were deemed safe, employees were allowed to return to work after security checks.

Inspector Sunil Kumar, SHO of Central Police Station, confirmed that no explosive or suspicious item was found.