Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Nov 2: Seven district and sessions courts in Maharashtra received bomb threats through emails on Monday morning, triggering security alerts and evacuation of the court premises.

The courts in Satara, Solapur, Thane, Beed, Ratnagiri, Parbhani and Hingoli received emails threatening to blow up their buildings. Following the alerts, police personnel, dog squads and bomb detection and disposal squads were rushed to the respective locations to conduct thorough searches.

Judges, lawyers and litigants were evacuated from the buildings as a precautionary measure, and the court premises were cleared while security teams began inspections.

The Satara district and sessions court was among the first to receive the threat email on Monday morning. The message reportedly threatened to blow up the court building. On receiving the email, the court superintendent immediately alerted Satara city police.

Senior police officers rushed to the court premises, followed by the dog squad and bomb detection and disposal team. All judges, advocates and litigants were moved out of the building, which was subsequently vacated for inspection.

Similar threat emails were later reported at the courts in Thane, Ratnagiri, Parbhani, Solapur, Beed and Hingoli, causing concern across the state's judicial establishment.

A large police presence has been deployed at the affected court premises, and security teams are carrying out detailed searches. In Satara, the arrival of a large police contingent attracted the attention of residents, with crowds gathering on the road outside the court to find out what had happened.

The dog squad and bomb detection and disposal team continued checking the Satara court building. Further details about the source of the emails and the outcome of the searches were awaited.