Bengaluru, Feb 13: Functioning of seven district courts in Karnataka was derailed on Monday after the courts received bomb threats. The courts that received bomb threats include the district courts of Haveri, Kodagu, Mandya, Dharwad, Davanagere, Uttara Kannada and Chitradurga.
Threats sent simultaneously via email
The bomb threats to each district court came through email simultaneously. The entire court complexes were evacuated and the dog squads were summoned to the spot.
After a thorough check-up, it was proved that they were hoax calls. By then, the court proceedings of the first half of the day were over.
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Interestingly, this is the 13th bomb hoax call to the courts during the last 46 days. After malls and schools, the pranksters are targeting the courts now. The police are tracking the digital footprints of the person behind the hoax emails.
