Delhi High Court, airport receive bomb threats ahead of Independence Day

Multiple locations across New Delhi, including the Delhi High Court and Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, received bomb threats on Friday, August 14, 2026, prompting a major security response just one day before India's Independence Day celebrations. Officials said the threats were received via email and phone calls, but no suspicious items have been found so far.

The Delhi High Court received an email threat on Friday morning warning of a blast at the court at 2:11 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. The email also threatened explosions at district courts in Delhi at 3:11 p.m. the same day. According to officials, the message contained references to Khalistan and rejected August 15 as a day of Sikh independence. It also mentioned the Red Fort, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the nation on Saturday, and contained threatening references to the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Five other locations received bomb threats via phone calls between 11:18 a.m. and 11:40 a.m. on Friday. These included Jamnagar House, the Jhandewalan Building, an office in Saket, Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, and the...