Bomb threats are reported at the Delhi High Court and several other locations in New Delhi ahead of India’s Independence Day celebrations. The Delhi High Court receives a threat by email, prompting security personnel to follow standard procedures and intensify checks of court premises.
Across outlets, authorities deploy bomb disposal squads and sniffer dogs to search the Delhi High Court and related areas. Times of India reports that the specific threat referencing August 15 and a target at the Red Fort is later declared a hoax by officials. Other reporting also describes an alert being handled as a security matter while verification is conducted.
The Hindu and Free Press Journal add that threats are also reported from multiple other places, including IGI Airport Terminal 3, and several offices and facilities across the city. The Delhi Fire Services state that no suspicious items have been found so far in the locations from where calls were received, and fire tenders and other precautionary measures are rushed to the affected sites. The incidents occur as security arrangements in the capital are already heightened for August 15.
