Bihar Assembly Receives Bomb Threat Email Ahead of Rajya Sabha Polls; Declared Hoax

The Bihar Assembly received a bomb threat via email on March 13, prompting Speaker Prem Kumar to convene a meeting with senior officials and alert the chief secretary and DGP. Security was heightened, including deployment of the Anti-Terrorism Squad and sniffer dogs, and a thorough search of the premises was conducted. No explosives or suspicious items were found, and the threat was later declared a hoax. The incident occurred ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls scheduled for March 16 at the assembly.