New Delhi, March 25 -- A bomb threat email on Wednesday triggered panic at the Delhi Assembly, prompting an immediate evacuation and a swift security response, a day after similar threats were sent to the Delhi Legislative Assembly and Speaker Vijender Gupta.

The Delhi Legislative Assembly and its speaker Vijender Gupta received threats via email on Tuesday too.

The mail was sent around 2 am on Wednesday, addressed to the speaker's Officer on Special Duty (OSD). The email warned of 16 RDX-based improvised explosive devices inside the premises. "16 RDX IEDs planted in the Delhi Assembly, planned for Wednesday at 1:40 pm. Withdraw the CBI case against former ministers V Senthil Balaji and Jaffer Sadiq..." reads the mail.

Police said the ...