Security agencies launched extensive searches at two of Gujarat's most sensitive government premises on Friday after bomb threats were received by email — first at the Gujarat High Court in Ahmedabad and, hours later, at the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in the New Secretariat complex in Gandhinagar.

Source: BizzBuzz

According to Divya Bhaskar's Ahmedabad report, the email received by the High Court warned that the court would be bombed at 1.11 pm and also referred to a threat concerning the Chief Minister's Office at 3.11 pm. The message was sent in the name of the Khalistan National Army, the report said. A bomb-detection and dog squad and a team from Sola police reached the court premises and began checks.

Source: Divya Bhaskar via Urban Acres

Gujarat Samachar's Ahmedabad report likewise said the High Court received an email threatening to blow up the court building at around 1 pm on November 6, prompting police and security agencies to launch an intensive search of the premises. It noted that the court had received a similar email threat in September.

Source: Gujarat Samachar via Urban Acres

At the Secretariat, bomb disposal squad and dog squad teams were rushed in after the CMO threat and began intensive checks across different blocks, while police tightened checking at entry and exit points and strengthened security around the Chief Minister's Office, BizzBuzz reported.

Investigators are working to establish the source of the threatening emails and identify who sent them, including by examining the digital trail of the communications. No report said any explosive device or suspicious object had been found, and no arrests were reported.

The threats are the latest in a series received by Gujarat institutions in recent days. On November 3, the Director General of Police's office in Gandhinagar received a threatening email claiming attacks on government offices, a temple and jails across the state, which prompted security checks at prisons including Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad and at establishments in Mehsana and Patan; no suspicious object was found in those searches.