The Bombay High Court and several other courts in Mumbai were evacuated on Thursday after bomb threats were received via email, The Hindu reported.

Bomb disposal squads and security agencies inspected the premises.

Later in the day, the authorities confirmed that no explosives had been found and declared all the locations safe.

The city’s commissioner of police told The Indian Express that the threat had been issued over email to several courts and banks.

There was “no need to panic”, he added.

The threats targeted the High Court as well as the magistrate courts in Bandra, Andheri and Esplanade, according to The Hindu.

An internal message circulated by the Bombay Bar Association and the Advocates’ Association of Western India said that hearings in the High Court would resume at 3 pm once the police had completed their safety checks, Bar and Bench reported.

It is unclear whether proceedings have resumed.

In an internal communication issued at the chief justice’s instructions, judges were asked to vacate their benches while security measures were carried out.

A first information report will be filed against unidentified persons responsible for the threats, a police officer told The Indian Express.

In September, similar threats were sent to the High Court, but were later confirmed to be hoaxes.