Bengaluru, June 19 -- A fresh wave of bomb threat emails sent to district courts across Karnataka triggered panic on Thursday, June 18, prompting large-scale security checks by police, bomb disposal squads and dog squads. Courts in Bagalkot, Davanagere, Dharwad and Kolar received threatening emails from unidentified sources, forcing authorities to intensify security measures and inspect court premises.

The threats, which were later suspected to be hoax messages, created anxiety among judicial officers, lawyers, court staff and litigants. However, preliminary searches at all locations did not reveal any explosive materials.

According to officials, the Bagalkot District Court received a bomb threat email from an ID identified as "karunani...