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Hoax Bomb Emails Evacuate Udyog Bhawan and Haryana Civil Secretariat

Declared hoaxes, the threats have prompted cyber forensics teams to trace the senders’ location.

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Chandigarh police’s bulletproof vehicle Kavach stands outside the Punjab and Haryana High Court building after it received a bomb threat e-mail, in Chandigarh on Thursday.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Chandigarh Police, and bomb detection and disposal teams quickly cordoned off the area surrounding the Haryana CM’s residence and the secretariat building. (HT Photo)
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Overview

  • On May 30, threatening emails prompted evacuation of Udyog Bhawan in Delhi and the nine-floor Haryana Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh.
  • CISF, Delhi Police and bomb disposal squads, supported by sniffer dogs, carried out multi-hour sweeps at both sites and found no explosive devices.
  • Identical hoax emails struck Nirman Bhawan and the Punjab and Haryana High Court earlier in May, suggesting a pattern of coordinated threats.
  • The messages claimed improvised explosive devices and fidayeen-style suicide attacks, leading authorities to treat the warnings as credible until searches cleared the buildings.
  • Cyber protection teams traced one email’s IP address to France and its account creation to the United States; the Haryana CID and national cyber units are pursuing further leads.