# Bomb threats target Delhi HC, airport, other sites on I-Day eve 2026-08-14T08:52:25+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets The Delhi High Court, Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3, and six other locations in the national capital received bomb threats via email on Friday, the eve of Independence Day. According to NDTV, the email titled 'Blast Delhi High Court @2:11 PM' was sent in the name of Khalistan and claimed that a blast at the High Court would occur on Saturday at 2.11 pm, followed by explosions at district courts. The other locations threatened included Jamnagar House, the Jhandewalan building, a Saket office, the District Magistrate's Office, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate Office in Delhi Cantonment, the Delhi Metro, and Ambala-bound trains. The Economic Times reported that the email purportedly originated from Babar Khalsa Canada. However, Joint Secretary of the Delhi High Court, Advocate Kunal, told ANI that the threat appeared to be a hoax and that security sweeps found nothing suspicious. ## Coverage - thefederal.com - english.mathrubhumi.com - economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: bomb threat, Delhi High Court, Independence Day, Khalistan, security Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bomb-threats-to-delhi-high-court-airport-ahead-of-i-day/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bomb-threats-to-delhi-high-court-airport-ahead-of-i-day/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.