A hoax bomb threat email was received to blow up the Deputy Commissioner's office in Gurugram, Fatehabad and Ambala districts of Haryana on Wednesday. Following the threat email, the officials of the district administration and the police department of these districts swung into action and checked their DC offices. However, no bomb or suspicious object was found during the check by the bomb squad.
Talking to The Pioneer over the phone, Fatehabad DSP (Headquarters and Crime) Sanjay Kumar confirmed that an email was received on the government email ID at around 7:00 am on Wednesday, in which a threat was given to blow up the DC office. The Mini Secretariat building was sealed and a search operation was carried out for about an hour. A team of bomb squad and other teams also inspected the office and found nothing there, he added.
A senior administrative officer in Ambala said, “Early in the morning, an e-mail was received in the official mail ID of the Deputy Commissioner, in which a threat was given to blow up the DC office, using an IED containing RDX. Prima facie, it appeared to be a hoax mail, but taking precautionary measures, the matter was handed over to the police department and the office was properly checked. A bomb squad and other teams inspected the office and found nothing. "It was a hoax mail and the office is functioning as it normally does,” he said.
In Gurugram too, information of a bomb threat to blow up the mini-secretariat was received during afternoon hours. This created panic among the officials. The district administration took immediate action and got the entire building evacuated. The dog squad and security personnel arrived at the DC office as soon as the information was received. No bomb was found during the search operation, said the Police official. The police are investigating the matter further.
Fatehabad, Gurugram & Ambala DC offices receive hoax bomb threat
Thursday, 22 May 2025 | MANOJ KUMAR
| Chandigarh/Ambala
Fatehabad, Gurugram & Ambala DC offices receive hoax bomb threat
Thursday, 22 May 2025 | MANOJ KUMAR | Chandigarh/Ambala
