New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is on high alert after a bomb threat was received earlier this morning. The Police Control Room received a call at 10:54 am from north east Delhi saying there would be a blast at the High Court in an hour. The call has been declared a hoax.
Officials from the bomb squad and the fire department were rushed to the spot. A Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team has also been sent to the court premises in central Delhi's Sher Shah Road.
A search is underway in the court premises. While the call has been traced to a number in western Uttar Pradesh, police are trying to trace the person who called the PCR from north east Delhi's Bhajanpura. The phone has been switched off since the call was made.
In September 2011, a blast outside a gate of the Delhi High Court killed 11 people and injured over 80.
Security was heightened in the capital earlier this week ahead of Independence Day with nearly 70,000 police personnel on duty.
Officials from the bomb squad and the fire department were rushed to the spot. A Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team has also been sent to the court premises in central Delhi's Sher Shah Road.
A search is underway in the court premises. While the call has been traced to a number in western Uttar Pradesh, police are trying to trace the person who called the PCR from north east Delhi's Bhajanpura. The phone has been switched off since the call was made.
Security was heightened in the capital earlier this week ahead of Independence Day with nearly 70,000 police personnel on duty.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Ground 3 Engines, Handover Them To Lessors In 15 Days: Delhi High Court To Spicejet Women Can Also Be Tried For 'Penetrative Sexual Assault' On Child: High Court Former Trainee IAS Puja Khedkar Gets Protection From Arrest Till August 21 Nurse Raped, Killed On Way Home, Body Found 9 Days Later In UP "Don't Expect Anything From Me": Kolkata Hospital's New Principal Loses Cool "Took Advantage Of His Addiction": 5 Charged Over Matthew Perry's Death US Delegation Led By Top Diplomat Richard Verma To Visit India Tomorrow 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Taiwan: Weather Agency Relationship With India Remains One Of Great Importance: Pentagon Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.