Sambalpur, 02

March (HS): Odisha Police searched the Sambalpur district court building on

Monday after receiving an email threatening to bomb the courthouse, according

to an official.

The threatening email, written in Odia, was received at 10 p.m. on Sunday,

prompting local police to deploy a bomb disposal team, sniffer dogs, metal detectors,

and other equipment to search the courthouse. Every nook and cranny of the

court grounds was searched for explosives. However, authorities said that no

evidence was discovered. According to police, the practice resumed on Monday

morning, and this is the third such threat received by authorities in the last

two months. On two previous occasions, menacing communications arrived via

email.

The court premises inspection was finished by

Monday morning, and nothing unusual was discovered. Security has been

reinforced in the region as a precaution. A senior police official stated that

enhanced protection will stay in place until further notice. Earlier this

month, many other courts in Odisha received identical bomb threats, all of

which proved out to be a fake.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi