BENGALURU, Jan. 7 -- Court proceedings at the Dharwad bench of the Karnataka high court and several district courts across the state were disrupted on Tuesday after bomb threat emails prompted evacuations and extensive security checks, police said, adding the threats later appeared to be hoaxes.

At the Dharwad bench, authorities evacuated court staff and suspended hearings after an email warning of a bomb threat was received. Police teams, including the bomb disposal squad and fire brigade personnel, were deployed, and a thorough search of the premises was carried out under the supervision of superintendent of police Gunjan Arya.

"Around 3pm, we finished checking the court premises, all the buildings and open grounds, but we haven't fou...