The Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Gwalior bench received a bomb threat email on Tuesday, days before Diljit Dosanjh’s November 15 concert in Indore, prompting police to strengthen security at the court premises and begin an investigation across Gwalior, Indore and Bhopal.
According to police, the email was sent to the High Court’s website and threatened to blow up the Gwalior bench building. It also contained threatening remarks about Dosanjh’s upcoming concert and certain organisations, Gwalior city superintendent of police Robin Jain said.
Police teams are investigating the origin of the message and attempting to identify its sender. Teams in Indore and Bhopal are assisting the inquiry, Jain said. The immediate police response has focused on securing the court complex while examining technical evidence linked to the email.
The threat follows similar emails received by three private schools and the office of Indore mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava. The messages sent to the schools were written in Punjabi and threatened blasts at the institutions while warning their managements against sending students to the concert.
Bomb disposal squads searched all three schools but did not find explosives. Police said preliminary investigations indicated that those messages were hoaxes, while the crime branch continued to examine technical evidence to identify the senders. The mayor’s office threat also remains under investigation.
The sequence has placed multiple public institutions in two Madhya Pradesh cities under heightened scrutiny ahead of the concert. The latest message, however, is the first described in the report as targeting the High Court’s Gwalior bench, a functioning judicial institution whose premises now require additional security arrangements.
The concert has also drawn attention over restrictions on four of Dosanjh’s popular songs: “Patiala Peg”, “5 Tara Theke”, “Jeb Vicho Feem” and “Jatt Fire Karda”. The district child protection officer directed the concert venue’s manager not to allow the songs to be performed, citing concerns about their alleged promotion of alcohol and violence.
The direction followed a complaint by Chandigarh-based Dr Punditrao Dharenavar. The letter noted that children above the age of five would be allowed to attend the concert and said the songs could have an adverse impact on them. It also referred to a July 22, 2019, Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing police in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to ensure that songs glorifying liquor, wine, drugs and violence were not played, including at live performances.
Dharenavar’s complaint also sought restrictions on Dosanjh inviting children on stage and wearing two crossed silver bullet belts, or bandoliers, during the performance. Dosanjh said on Tuesday that the concert would certainly take place.
Police investigations into the threats are continuing, with authorities examining the emails and coordinating across the three cities. Security arrangements at the Gwalior bench remain strengthened as officials work to establish the sender’s identity and determine whether the messages were connected.
