The Punjab Secretariat received a bomb threat e-mail on Thursday, prompting quick security response and a complex-wide search, news reports said.
Authorities carried out an anti-sabotage check at the Punjab Secretariat complex, which also houses the Punjab and Haryana High Court, reported news agency. PTI.
The Secretariat is located at Sector-1 in Chandigarh, which is a high-security zone.
Massive security response
Police, fire brigade officials, bomb squads, dog squads and an ambulance were rushed to the Secretariat building but even after an extensive search operation, no suspicious material or explosives were found, officials told. PTI.
Although there is no evidence of there being a threat, police have nevertheless stepped up security around the Secretariat.
Last month too, the Punjab Secretariat received a similar threat mail, which turned out to be a hoax.
Thursday’s scare is the latest in a series of similar threats in Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Haryana schools. All of the threats, thus far, have turned out to be hoaxes.
(This is a developing story. Check back for updates)
