India, Aug. 1 -- A hoax bomb threat email sent to the Gurugram deputy commissioner's office and the newly inaugurated Tower of Justice on Friday morning triggered a security scare, prompting extensive searches before authorities declared the alert a false alarm.

Police said the email was received at 8.20am, following which bomb disposal squads and dog squads were deployed to the mini-secretariat in Sector 11, which houses the deputy commissioner's office and other key government departments. The Tower of Justice - Gurugram's new judicial complex with 56 courtrooms - was also evacuated and checked.

"Police teams were immediately deployed to both locations. Since the email was received early in the morning, there were fewer staff members ...