False Bomb Threat Email Sparks Security Alert at Udupi District Court

On Tuesday, an anonymous email claiming a bomb threat was received by the Udupi District Court. In response, court officials shut down operations and called in the local police.

The alert activated the court’s security protocols, which are routinely reviewed due to Udupi’s busy civil and criminal docket. It follows a series of heightened security measures in the region and a prior bomb scare in 2021 that prompted stricter vigilance.

After a thorough sweep by police and security experts, no suspicious device was found and the threat was declared a hoax. Court proceedings resumed the following day, though the incident highlighted the need for careful monitoring of cyber threats to public institutions. Source: Google News – Udupi.