Bomb threats target Gujarat High Court, Chief Minister's office and multiple sites

Gujarat High Court received a threatening email at 1.11 pm warning of a bomb blast. Sola police and bomb-dog squads rushed to the premises to start checking, even though all court proceedings continued as normal according to schedule. A separate threat followed at 3.11 pm targeting the Chief Minister's office.

Threat Details

According to TV9 Gujarati, the threat emails came from the Khalistan National Army and Babbar Khalsa, warning of a dark Diwali and naming Ayodhya, Kashi, and Mathura temples as targets. The messages also threatened actor Amitabh Bachchan's home and singer Diljit Dosanjh, claiming an IED blast would target Dosanjh's 21 November concert at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Additional emails warned Patan collectorate, Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad, and various schools, mentioning Pakistan Zindabad and Khalistan Zindabad slogans alongside a reference to not forgetting 2008.

Context

Bomb threats sent via email to public offices, courts, and schools often cause widespread panic and require immediate security checks by law enforcement agencies. Authorities routinely deploy bomb squads and dog units to inspect these locations to ensure public safety while investigations trace the source of the digital messages.