Ludhiana, Jan. 9 -- Panic gripped the Ludhiana district courts complex on Thursday after a bomb threat email warning of a possible suicide attack was received on the official email ID of the district and sessions judge. Acting swiftly, the police evacuated the entire judicial complex and suspended court proceedings for the day.

As the Ludhiana courts complex had already witnessed a bomb blast four years ago, the panic spread quickly. According to officials, the threatening email claimed that human bombs belonging to a group would carry out suicide bombings inside the court premises. The message further alleged that three RDX-based improvised explosive devices (IEDs), reportedly made using C-4DX, had already been planted at key locations ...