Bomb threat email to Udupi court complex turns out to be hoax

An email sent to an bureau wrong the Udupi Court Complex, claiming that a weaponry had been placed connected the tribunal premises, turned retired to beryllium a hoax connected Monday, the Udupi constabulary said.

Police, successful a statement, said that the Chief Administrative Officer of District Court Udupi opened the email connected arriving astatine the bureau connected Monday. The mail, sent connected Sunday evening, claimed that a weaponry had been placed successful the tribunal complex. He instantly alerted the police.

A canine squad and a weaponry disposal squad, on with Udupi Deputy Superintendent of Police K.U. Belliappa, Inspector Mahesh Prasad and Sub-Inspector Bharatesh Kankanwadi, searched the tribunal premises.

After a thorough search, they recovered the email to beryllium a hoax message. Following this, tribunal proceedings were allowed to continue. A lawsuit has been registered against the sender astatine Udupi City Police Station nether Sections 351(4) and 353(1)(b) of the BNS.