Bomb threat mail triggers evacuation at Hyderabad Civil Court, search underway

Panic gripped the Metropolis Civil Court docket at Purani Haveli in Hyderabad on Tuesday (July 8, 2025) morning after an e-mail claiming that 4 RDX-based improvised explosive units (IEDs) have been planted on the premises was acquired by the Chief Choose. The nameless menace triggered a safety response.

The e-mail, acquired at 3:43 am, claimed that the bombs have been strategically positioned within the Choose’s chambers and different elements of the Civil Court docket advanced. .

The Court docket proceedings have been halted for the day because the police initiated a full evacuation of the premises after the Mirchowk police was knowledgeable in regards to the e-mail. Based on Mirchowk assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Venkateshwar Rao, three groups from the bomb disposal squad together with personnel from the police reached the placement and started a radical search of the premises. Sniffer canines and superior detection tools have been deployed to rule out any menace.

The officer confirmed {that a} search operation was underway and the premises had been secured. “The e-mail was delivered to our consideration round 10.30 a.m.. Now we have vacated the realm and deployed bomb squads for inspection. No suspicious gadgets have been discovered up to now,” he mentioned. An investigation can be underway to hint the origin of the e-mail.