Bomb threat emails sent to the Delhi and Bombay High Courts on Friday, prompted the evacuation of both premises.
Search operations were immediately launched with bomb detection teams and dog squads deployed.
In Delhi, Police later confirmed that the bomb threat to the Delhi High Court was a hoax as nothing suspicious was recovered during the searches.
The threat email addressed to the Delhi High Court staff carried the subject line, “Pakistan Tamil Nadu collude for Holy Friday blasts. 3 bombs were planted in the judge’s room/court premises. Evacuate by 2 pm.
#WATCH | Delhi | Delhi High Court receives a bomb threat via mail. Precautionary measures taken by the Delhi police and the court has been vacated. Delhi Police and fire teams present at the spot. pic.x.com/5FIrVXKSj5
— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2025
According to the threat letter received by the Delhi High Court, it said that three explosives were placed in the judges’ room and at other locations on the premises. The letter gave the warning that the evacuations should be completed by 2 pm.
The letter warned that the “judge’s chamber will detonate shortly after midday Islamic prayers”.
According to sources, the letter claims involvement of Pakistan while warning about the placement of three bombs at the court premises. The sender’s email ID has been identified as “kanimozhi.thevidiya@outlook.
“The assets within the Police have been sown since 2017, for this Holy Friday. As a sample, today’s blast in your Delhi High Court will clear the doubt of previous bluffs. Judge Chamber will detonate shortly after Mid-Day Islamic Prayers,” the letter read, making controversial claims.
As this happened, a major security scare gripped the Delhi High Court leading to panic and disruption of proceedings.
As the alert was issued, all benches of the High Court rose immediately, and lawyers, litigants, and staff were evacuated from the premises. The sudden evacuation created chaotic scenes, with people rushing out of the court complex.
According to the reports, a bomb threat email was sent to the Bombay High Court as well. As per the reports, it was a hoax too, but official confirmation is yet to be made.
The premises of the Bombay High Court were also evacuated following the bomb threat email.Authorities are investigating the source of the email , even as security has been heightened at both the high courts .
#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: Bombay High Court premises vacated after it received a bomb threat. Investigation is underway. pic.x.com/UYmGUC4CYk
— ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2025
Earlier on September 9, the Maulana Azad Medical College in the national capital and the Delhi Chief Minister’s Secretariat received bomb threats, Delhi police said.
According to Delhi Police, the threat, received via email, indicated a possible detonation at MAMC and the CM Secretariat. Delhi Police said that there was no specific mention in the email that was sent to the MAMC medical college dean. A bomb squad was deployed to the sites.
On August 28, around 20 colleges, including Jesus and Mary College in Chanakyapuri, Delhi, received bomb threat emails. According to the police, the calls were declared a hoax after the investigation. It is suspected that the sender of the email used a VPN.