West Bengal Courts Receive Bomb Threats

Several courts across India===West Bengal, including those in Kolkata, Asansol, Durgapur, Chinsurah, Arambagh, and Berhampore, received simultaneous bomb threats via email on Tuesday. This led to the disruption of judicial work, evacuation of court premises, and extensive search operations by India===Kolkata Police bomb squads and sniffer dogs. No explosive materials were found, and the threats are believed to be hoaxes. The incidents occurred hours after the India===Supreme Court of India issued orders regarding the deployment of judicial officers for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in India===West Bengal. State officials, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, DGP Piyush Pandey, and Kolkata Commissioner of Police Supratim Sarkar, held an emergency meeting and initiated a probe to trace the source of the threat mails. Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal emphasized the need for security for judicial officers involved in the SIR process. The India===Trinamool Congress linked the India===Supreme Court of India's verdict to democracy and criticized the India===Election Commission of India and India===Bharatiya Janata Party.