Fresh bomb threat e-mail sent to Punjab Civil Secretariat, CM office also targeted
According to the reports, bomb threat emails were sent to Punjab Civil Secretariat with mention to blow up Chandigarh court.
PTC News Desk: Days after series of bomb threat emails, similar messages were sent to Punjab Civil Secretariat on Thursday, triggering wave of panic and prompting immediate security response.
According to the reports, the institutions targeted in the e-mail were Punjab Civil Secretariat and Chandigarh court.
Punjab Chief Minister's office was also mentioned in the bomb threat email.
Following the threatening message, premises were immediately evacuated as a precautionary message with security significantly heightened. Police personnel swung into the action and cordoned off the area.
Several teams of bomb disposal squads were also deployed. Security has been tightened around sensitive locations, and investigations are underway to trace the origin of the threat.