PATNA, Jan. 8 -- A series of bomb threats to different courts of Bihar sent the entire police administration in a tizzy in different districts. The bomb threats, which were sent through e-mails to blow up Patna, Gaya Ji, Bhagalpur and Kishanganj courts, turned out to be a hoax.

A bomb threat message was received on Thursday morning, warning that three RDX IED blasts would be carried out inside the Patna civil court complex on January 8.

Patna civil court registrar soon informed the district judge and the secretary of district bar association, Patna about receiving a bomb threat message through an e-mail by one Arun Kumar, a purported member of LTTE on January 8 to blow up 3 RDX IEDS on the campus of civil court.

As the message spread i...