Bomb Threat Hoaxes: A Disruptive Trend in Bihar Courts

Courts in Muzaffarpur and Samastipur, Bihar, faced bomb threats via email, prompting evacuation and search operations. The threats proved to be hoaxes. Officials are investigating the emails' origins. Affected court operations included judicial meetings and evacuations. Similar incidents occurred earlier in Patna, Araria, and Kishanganj districts, all considered hoaxes.

On Wednesday, courts in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Samastipur districts were subjected to bomb threats delivered through emails, necessitating swift evacuations and comprehensive search operations by local police forces.

The threats, which were received around noon and 1:45 PM respectively, have been identified as hoaxes, according to Muzaffarpur City SP Mohibullah Ansari. Authorities are currently tracing the emails' origins while bomb disposal and dog squads conducted thorough searches.

Senior officials, including the Senior Superintendent of Police, oversaw the operations and reassured the public that all security measures were duly followed. Affected court activities include the evacuation and temporary suspension of proceedings in Samastipur, where a meeting of judicial authorities was held in response to the threat.

(With inputs from agencies.)