Ludhiana, Jan. 15 -- Panic gripped the Ludhiana district courts complex once again on Wednesday after a bomb threat email, warning of a possible suicide attack, was received on the official email ID of the district and sessions judge. The work remained suspended throughout the day. This was the second such threat in less than a week, heightening concerns over security at the sensitive judicial facility.

Following the fresh threat, the division number 5 police registered an FIR against unidentified persons. A similar email threat had been received on January 8, but no case was registered at that time, despite the court authorities alerting the police. The renewed threat has caused particular alarm as the court complex had witnessed a dead...