Hyderabad: Bomb threat triggers alert at Nampally criminal court

Security agencies conducted extensive checks at the Nampally criminal court complex in Hyderabad following a bomb threat received via email. After a thorough search by police bomb squads, the threat was later declared to be a hoax

Hyderabad: Security personnel went into a tizzy after a bomb threat was received at the Nampally criminal court complex on Thursday.

An email was received by the Nampally court authorities stating that a bomb had been planted in the court premises and that it could explode at any time.

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The information was passed on to the local police, who alerted the bomb disposal and detection units of the Hyderabad police. The teams conducted a thorough check of the court premises and later declared the threat to be a hoax.

Due to the bomb threat, advocates and members of the public were prevented from entering the court building until the anti-sabotage checks were completed.