Himachal Secretariat on High Alert After Bomb Threat
Following a recent bomb threat to the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Mandi, the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat is now under scrutiny due to a similar threat email targeting the Chief Secretary’s office. The email ominously claimed that the Secretariat would be blown up with RDX explosives at 11:30 am.
In response, the entire Secretariat premises were thoroughly searched overnight. The Chief Secretary’s office was evacuated as a precaution, and bomb detection teams conducted a meticulous check. Fortunately, no suspicious items were found during the operation.
Police officials noted that the language and tone of the email closely resembled the earlier threat sent to the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Mandi. The email also referenced a recent incident in Tamil Nadu, heightening its seriousness.
Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena stated, “We have spoken to the Director General of Police and central agencies. All efforts are underway to trace the source of the email. Every possible security arrangement is in place to deal with any situation.”
Central intelligence agencies and the state police’s cyber cell have launched an investigation to trace the origin of the threatening message. Security has been further tightened around the Secretariat and other government establishments.
This is the second bomb threat targeting key government offices in Himachal Pradesh within a week. Given the similarities in both emails, authorities suspect a common source or a coordinated attempt to create panic.
