Chandigarh, Nov. 13 -- In a fresh disruption, several branches of seven banks received bomb threat emails, with the messages also naming the Chandigarh mayor's office, court complex and Mohali airport, on Thursday. Police teams, accompanied by the bomb disposal squad and dog squad, searched the premises, however, no explosives or suspicious objects were found.

The tricity has been receiving such mails, threatening to blow up educational institutions, hospitals, administrative buildings and public places, since the beginning of the year, though all turned out to be hoax. Security agencies say they scan the premises nonetheless, as prescribed under the standard operating procedures.

The mail received on Thursday carried references to Babb...