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The officers of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) in Chamba and Hamirpur districts in Himachal Pradesh received bomb threat emails, after which both places were vacated on Friday.

The police conducted searches immediately after the evacuation, following the threat mails were received. As per the report by Hindustan Times, panic erupted among the officers due to the threatening emails.

Providing details about the threat mail, Chamba SP Abhishek Yadav said that the email was received by the DC office on Friday, which claimed that a bomb was planted at the premises and it would be detonated. "After receiving the information, we immediately took action, and the DC office was vacated, following which a proper search was conducted. However, nothing suspicious was found. After clearance, the staff was allowed to resume their work," he said.

The mini secretariat was also evacuated immediately, and an alert was sounded following the threat mail. The Quick Response Team (QRT) and a rescue unit were deployed, and thorough searches with the help of sniffer dogs and modern equipment were conducted.

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Moreover, Hamirpur DC Amarjeet Singh also spoke about the threatening email, saying that the police were informed quickly. "The evacuation was carried out in accordance with the standard emergency protocol, and normal operations in all branches resumed only after the police had completed their investigation," he added.

Threat mails for Mandi DC, chief secretary offices

It must be noted that the latest threat mails come in the wake of similar threat mails received by the Mandi DC office and the Chief Secretary's office at Shimla last week.

On April 16, the threat emails were received by both the offices that triggered panic after which the premises were vacated and sanitised. The threat turned hoax later. 

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