Gujarat High Court Receives Bomb Threat Email, Security Agencies Launch Probe

Threat received around 1 pm on Friday triggers security alert; follows similar threat in September and a series of emails targeting Gujarat jails and Ahmedabad schools

The Gujarat High Court received a bomb threat via email around 1 pm on Friday, November 6, triggering an immediate security alert and an intensive investigation by police and other security agencies.

The threatening email reportedly warned of an attack on the court premises, prompting authorities to respond swiftly. The High Court had received a similar threat via email in September, following which security arrangements were tightened.

The latest threat comes amid a series of bomb threat emails targeting public institutions across Gujarat in recent weeks, including prisons and schools in Ahmedabad.

Gujarat Jails Placed on High Alert After Threat

Earlier this month, a bomb threat targeting several jails across Gujarat, including Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Central Jail, prompted heightened security and extensive searches.

The threatening email was reportedly sent by an unidentified person to the official email address of the Director General of Police (DGP) office in Gandhinagar. It named prisons in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot and Surat as potential targets.

Following the email, the DGP office directed jail superintendents and district police chiefs across the state to remain on high alert.

Three Ahmedabad Schools Receive Threat Emails

Last month, three schools in Ahmedabad's Satellite and Bodakdev areas received emails threatening bomb blasts, prompting authorities to evacuate the premises and send students home.

Vidya Bharati, CN Vidyalaya and Narayan Guru School were among the institutions named in the threatening emails, according to preliminary information.

School authorities dismissed students as a precaution and informed parents, asking them to collect their children. Police and bomb detection teams subsequently carried out security checks at the premises.

Threatening Email Mentioned Stadium, Metro and November 21

The email targeting the schools also referred to possible attacks on other public places, including a court, an office and the Narendra Modi Stadium.

It reportedly mentioned and asked people to remember the date, November 21, referring to iconic Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh's concert in Ahmedabad, and warned people against travelling on the Metro near Motera Stadium. The message also contained inflammatory slogans and references to Khalistan, besides claims about suspicious mobile phones allegedly being used as explosives.

The latest threat to the Gujarat High Court is being investigated amid these successive incidents. Authorities are yet to establish whether the emails are connected.