Chandigarh, April 15: Panic today gripped the main secretariat here housing the offices of both Punjab and Haryana chief minister after a hoax call claimed that a powerful bomb was planted in the building.
The telephone exchange at the secretariat received a call that the building would be destroyed within two hours, Station House Officer Mahavir Singh said.
The building was immediately vacated, he said, adding that a thorough search was then conducted for almost three hours.
The telephone number used for the hoax call has been traced. Search is on to nab the culprit, Singh said.
-Agencies