A bomb threat received through an email, warning of RDX-based IEDs planted in several public places, including the City Civil Court, Secunderabad Civil Court, Gymkhana Club and Raj Bhavan, plunged the city in chaos keeping the Hyderabad Police on the edge, evacuating premises with security teams, dog squads, and bomb squads conducting thorough searches.
After almost three hours of search by the police, the threat was declared a hoax.
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There was panic at the City Civil Court following the email sent at 3:53 am warning that the RDX-based IEDs had been planted on the court premises. However, court officials noticed the email at 11 am, which led to the suspension of work for the day and the immediate evacuation of the premises by judges, lawyers, staff, and visitors.
There was chaos all around as people rushed out in panic after they were told to vacate the building. The Mirchowk Police cordoned off the area to conduct searches. The email, purportedly from aggrieved students of Anna University, stated that the IEDs were planted to draw the attention of the Tamil Nadu DGP. The email warned that the IEDs planted in the “Gymkhana Club Hyderabad will detonate 23 minutes after the court.”
It was also stated in the email that “The 4 RDX 800 base fuses are purposely doped to a very minimal amount to have little impact and casualties”.
Similar extensive searches were carried out at the Raj Bhavan, Gymkhana Club, and Secunderabad Civil Court by police teams and bomb disposal squads. After several hours of thorough searches, the police declared that nothing suspicious was found at the four places mentioned in the email and that the threat email was a hoax.
The police are now carrying out an investigation to identify the culprit behind the email.
