Kolkata, Feb. 26 -- Passport offices in Kolkata received a bomb threat on Thursday, after a similar scare at several courts across West Bengal for the last two days.
On Thursday, a bomb threat was sent to the passport offices of Brabourne Road and the Anandpur area via email. It was claimed that a bomb was kept in the office. After that, both offices were evacuated with employees rushing out in panic. Soon Police and bomb squad members were informed. They went to the spot immediately after receiving the news.
A search is being carried out with police dogs. So far, no bombs have been found on either of the premises. An email was received at the Mahatma Gandhi Road post office in Howrah, which also houses passport services, claiming that a ...