Security forces across the national capital went on maximum alert on Friday after an anonymous email warned of coordinated bomb blasts targeting the Delhi High Court, Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport, and several administrative complexes just hours ahead of August 15 celebrations. The message sent to judicial officials warned that explosive devices had been planted inside the court complex and were timed to go off at 2:11 PM.
That immediately triggered full emergency protocols. Teams from the Delhi Police, bomb disposal units, dog squads, and disaster management personnel cordoned off sections of the High Court, running meticulous physical sweeps across courtrooms, judges' chambers, bar rooms, and parking areas. After hours of searching every corner of the premises, Bar Association representatives confirmed that nothing suspicious was found, officially classifying the threat as a hoax while maintaining tight security at every gate.
The scare wasn't isolated to the judiciary. Similar threatening emails landed in the inboxes of at least five other prominent administrative hubs across Delhi, keeping emergency services racing across the city all morning. Bomb detection squads and fire tenders were rushed to inspect Jamnagar House on Shahjahan Road, the Jhandewalan Flatted Factory Complex, the Saket District Magistrate office, and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate premises in Delhi Cantt.
Over at IGI Airport, CISF teams and airport marshals stepped up secondary ladder-point checks, passenger screening, and luggage scanning at Terminal 3. The wave of threats came at a moment when Delhi was already operating under a heavy multi-layered security grid complete with rooftop snipers, anti-drone systems, facial-recognition CCTV setups, and strict vehicle inspections at border entry points ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's annual Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
Law enforcement officials suspect these emails are part of a deliberate pattern of digital hoax campaigns engineered to exploit high-profile national events, waste police resources, and trigger public panic. Delhi Police’s Special Cell and Cyber Crime units have taken over the digital investigation, analyzing server logs, dark-web routing proxies, and encrypted mail services to track down where the messages originated.
While security personnel have kept extra patrol units stationed around sensitive government installations, metro stations, and crowded transit hubs, senior police officers have asked people not to pay attention to unverified social media rumors and assured that the capital’s security apparatus remains fully locked down.