Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Delhi High Court, Airport Receive Bomb Threats Before Independence Day
India celebrates Independence Day on August 15, when the country remembers becoming free.
This year is the 80th Independence Day.
People in Delhi were getting ready to celebrate when someone sent scary emails.
The emails said there would be a bomb at the Delhi High Court and the airport.
The sender said Delhi would be renamed 'Khalistan,' a name some people want for a special state.
Police and firefighters went to all the mentioned places and searched with sniffer dogs and bomb experts.
After searching, they found nothing dangerous, and officials said the threat looked fake.
Still, extra police are guarding the city, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak from the Red Fort on the big day.
So far, no bombs have been found, and everyone is safe.
On Friday, August 14, bomb threats were emailed to the Delhi High Court, Indira Gandhi International Airport, and other Delhi locations a day before India's 80th Independence Day.
The anonymous email, sent in the name of Khalistan, warned of a blast at the Delhi High Court at 2:11 pm on Saturday, August 15, with district courts hit an hour later.
The email claimed the blasts were in response to cases against Sikhs being heard in Delhi courts and said Delhi would be converted into Khalistan.
Other threatened locations included Jamnagar House, the Jhandewalan building, a Saket office, the District Magistrate's Office, IGI Terminal 3, the SDM Office in Delhi Cantonment, the Delhi Metro, and trains bound for Ambala.
Delhi HC Joint Secretary Kunal said the threat appears to be fake; bomb squads and sniffer dogs scanned the premises and nothing suspicious has been found so far.
- Who
- The Delhi High Court, Indira Gandhi International Airport, and other government locations in Delhi received the threats; the Delhi Police and security agencies responded, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the nation from the Red Fort.
- What
- An anonymous email sent in the name of Khalistan warning of bomb blasts in Delhi on August 15, the day of India's 80th Independence Day.
- When
- Friday, August 14, 2026, a day before Independence Day; the email was received at 9:07 am and warned of a blast at 2:11 pm on Saturday.
- Where
- Delhi, India, including the Delhi High Court, IGI Airport Terminal 3, Jamnagar House, the Jhandewalan building, a Saket office, the District Magistrate's Office, the SDM Office in Delhi Cantonment, the Delhi Metro, and Ambala-bound trains.
- Why
- The email claimed the blasts were in response to cases against Sikhs being heard in Delhi courts and sought to promote Khalistan, an independent Sikh state.
- Threat date
- August 14, 2026 (Friday)
- Occasion
- India's 80th Independence Day on August 15
- Threatened blast time
- 2:11 pm on August 15, with district court blasts an hour later
- Sender
- Anonymous email sent in the name of Khalistan, written in Punjabi
- Locations targeted
- Delhi High Court, IGI Airport Terminal 3, Jamnagar House, Jhandewalan building, Saket office, DM's Office, SDM Office Delhi Cantt, Delhi Metro, Ambala-bound trains
- Investigation status
- Nothing suspicious found; threat appears to be fake per Delhi HC Joint Secretary
- Security response
- Police deployment, bomb squad and sniffer dog searches, fire tenders, intensified checks, drone surveillance
