Team Herald
PANJIM: The North Goa Collectorate office was evacuated on Friday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat via its official email, which was later confirmed to be a hoax.
Emergency protocols were promptly activated, with police and bomb disposal squads conducting a thorough search of the premises.
North Goa Collector Yashaswini B confirmed the sequence of events, stating, “We received the threat at around 11.30 am stating that one of our additional collectors is under threat of bomb. We intimated police and also bomb squad who came to the site immediately and checked the premises thoroughly and gave us go ahead to operate.”
She added, “After receiving go ahead to operate, we have resumed our normal functions in the office. There is nothing to panic, nothing to worry about. Everybody can work normally.”
This incident marks the third bomb threat received by key institutions in Goa over the past two months.
On March 29, a threat email was sent to the official address of the Director General of Police (DGP) Goa, warning of an IED attack targeting the DGP office. Security forces launched a six-hour search operation but found no explosives or evidence of any threat.
Similarly, on April 22, an anonymous email threatening to blow up the High Court of Bombay at Goa using an improvised explosive device triggered a swift response from security agencies.
Authorities continue to treat all such threats seriously and have urged the public to remain calm while investigations are ongoing.