Haryana Civil Secretariat building evacuated after bomb threat

Chandigarh: The Haryana Civil Secretariat premises were vacated on Friday following an email warning of a bomb threat, officials said. Visuals from the spot showed security personnel making announcements via loudspeakers, urging people to evacuate the premises as a precautionary measure. Further details are awaited. This incident comes days after a similar scare on May.

Chandigarh: The Haryana Civil Secretariat premises were vacated on Friday following an email warning of a bomb threat, officials said.

Visuals from the spot showed security personnel making announcements via loudspeakers, urging people to evacuate the premises as a precautionary measure.

Further details are awaited.

This incident comes days after a similar scare on May 22, when the Punjab and Haryana High Court also received a bomb threat. The court premises were evacuated, and proceedings were suspended.

“We received a bomb threat. The lawyers and staff were asked to vacate the High Court. The court’s work has been suspended until 2 pm,” Gagandeep Jammu, Secretary of the Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association, had added.