Jaipur, April 3 || The Jaipur District Collectorate received a bomb threat on Thursday, following which it was evacuated, police said.
The threat email was sent to the official email of Collector Jitendra Kumar Soni at 11.30 a.m., prompting the Collector to immediately inform the Jaipur Police Commissioner.
In response, authorities swiftly evacuated the premises. A Bomb Squad and the Emergency Response Team (ERT) were deployed to search approximately 200 rooms. After an extensive two-hour investigation, no suspicious objects were found.
Eyewitnesses reported that routine office work was abruptly disrupted when noise and chaos erupted around 11.30 a.m. Employees were instructed to vacate the premises immediately.
By the time they reached outside, security forces had begun arriving in large numbers.
Officials confirmed that access to the building would remain restricted until security agencies issued clearance. Bomb squad teams continued their presence at the site until 2.00 p.m.
The email, reportedly from a terrorist group, said: "Jaipur Collector Office is the target of a deadly IED pipe bomb. This step has been taken to avenge the unfair treatment of Savukku Shankar in the 2G case and the custodial death of Sadiq Balwa. We challenge security agencies to conduct a rescue operation in the name of God. The bomb was planted today and was prepared in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Anna University, MIT Campus. "