Nampally Court Bomb Threat Was a Hoax

• Nampally court got bomb threat via email.
• Evacuation and searches found nothing suspicious.
• Police declare email a hoax; investigation ongoing.

Hyderabad, Dec 18 (PTI) The Nampally criminal court complex here received a ‘bomb threat’ via email on Thursday, which was later declared a hoax after searches at the premises, police said.

Following the

alert, staff were asked to evacuate the complex for security checks.

Police teams, along with a bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs, conducted thorough searches of the premises.

Nothing suspicious was found, a senior police official said, adding that the email was a hoax.

Further investigation is underway, police added. PTI VVK SSK