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February 17, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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PTISix Gujarat courts get bomb threat mails; nothing suspicious found so far (Image used for representation)Ahmedabad: Six courts in Gujarat received bomb threats via emails on Tuesday, prompting the authorities to conduct thorough searches, officials said.Nothing suspicious was found so far, they said.The courts in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Valsad, Rajkot, Gandhinagar and Mehsana received the threat emails, as per the officials.An email sent to the Vadodara district court claimed that 19 bombs were planted in the premises, a police official said."The mail threatened to bomb the court premises by lunchtime. The sender criticised a Tamil Nadu court's judgment in the mail. Vadodara SOG, Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), Dog Squad, local police and a team of cyber experts reached the spot around 11 am. The court premises were cordoned off and nothing suspicious was found," DCP, Zone 2, Manjita Vanzara said.Live EventsIn Valsad, 19 courtrooms of the district court were evacuated after an email claimed 19 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) had been planted in the premises, which would blast before afternoon namaz, said Valsad Superintendent of Police Yuvrajsinh Jadeja.Nothing suspicious was found during the search, he added.The district courts of Rajkot, Gandhinagar, and Ahmedabad were also evacuated on Tuesday morning, but nothing suspicious was found, officials confirmed.In the afternoon, Mehsana district court also received a bomb threat email after which it was evacuated.A thorough search was underway with the help of BDDS, the dog squad, and the local police. Nothing suspicious has been found yet, Mehsana SP Himanshu Solanki said.On Monday, 34 schools in Ahmedabad and Vadodara in Gujarat received bomb threat emails, following which the campuses were evacuated.The mails turned out to be hoaxes as nothing suspicious was found in any of the 34 schools -- 17 each in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)Read More News onGujarat bomb threatcourt bomb threatemail bomb threatGujarat courts evacuationbomb threat email investigationImprovised Explosive Devices in GujaratVadodara court threatAhmedabad bomb threatValsad court evacuation (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)Read More News onGujarat bomb threatcourt bomb threatemail bomb threatGujarat courts evacuationbomb threat email investigationImprovised Explosive Devices in GujaratVadodara court threatAhmedabad bomb threatValsad court evacuation Prime ExclusivesInvestment IdeasStock Report PlusePaperWealth EditionIs it hope against hope for Indian tech cos?Meesho and Valmo’s growth sprint: Can scale deliver durable advantage?A tale of two events: How IndiGo-Air India power balance changed in 6 monthsSaurabh Mukherjea’s long walk through the quality cycleStock Radar: Breakout from symmetrical triangle makes Blue Star stock an attractive buy; what should investors do?These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of up to 25%123View all Stories

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