Overview
- Threat emails, which arrived Thursday, hit the Ranchi Collectorate and the civil courts in Dhanbad, Sahibganj, and Muzaffarpur, prompting evacuations and halting hearings.
- Lawyers and court staff left buildings in a rush, with offices locked and case work paused as notices spread through WhatsApp groups.
- Bomb disposal teams and dog squads searched each site, and police in Jharkhand set up cordons and metal detectors as a precaution.
- Officers reported no explosives at any location and said the messages likely constitute hoaxes, though security remains tight and inquiries continue.
- Cyber units traced the emails to a suspected sender in Tamil Nadu named Uday Reddy, and Jharkhand police said a special team will follow the lead as investigators review earlier threats from March 10 and February 28 that invoked cyanide and RDX.