Thursday, February 26, 2026

Crime-Justice

After courts, now bomb scare at passport offices in Kolkata

IANS | February 26, 2026 03:00 PM

KOLKATA: Passport offices in Kolkata received bomb threat on Thursday, after a similar scare at several courts across West Bengal for last two days.

On Thursday, a bomb threat was sent to the passport offices of Brabourne Road and Anandpur area through emails. It was claimed that a bomb was kept in the office. After that, both offices were evacuated with employees rushing out in panic.

Soon Police and bomb squad members were informed. They went to the spot immediately after receiving the news. A search is being carried out with police dogs. So far no bombs have been found from both the premises.

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