Patna, Feb 13: The Civil Court in Buxar received a bomb threat via email on Friday, claiming that 14 explosions would take place at 1.15 p.m., triggering panic and forcing the suspension of all judicial proceedings.

The threat caused widespread alarm across the court premises, prompting the administration to evacuate the entire complex as a precautionary measure.

According to officials, the email explicitly mentioned that 14 bombs had been planted within the court premises and would be detonated at the specified time.

Following the alert, all lawyers, court staff and litigants were safely evacuated from the premises.

Soon after the threat was reported, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Avinash Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Gaurav Kumar Pandey, and later Superintendent of Police (SP) Shubham Arya reached the spot with a heavy police deployment.

The entire court complex was cordoned off, and an intensive search operation was conducted with the assistance of the Bomb Squad, Dog Squad and technical teams.

The SDPO said the threat email was being taken seriously and that every suspicious object inside the premises was being thoroughly examined.

Although no explosives have been recovered so far, security agencies remain on high alert.

Meanwhile, District Bar Association General Secretary Bindeshwari Prasad Pandey coordinated with the administration to ensure a smooth evacuation, but raised serious concerns over court security.

Advocates J. Saifi and Tej Pratap Singh recalled past violent incidents, including shootings and murders within the court premises, and described the existing security arrangements as inadequate.

They demanded the installation of a permanent, technology-driven security system at all entry points to prevent such incidents in the future.

At present, the court complex remains under tight police surveillance.

Cyber and technical teams are working to trace the origin of the threatening email.

The district administration has assured that those responsible will be identified and strict legal action will be taken against them.

The incident has once again raised critical questions about security preparedness at judicial institutions.

Earlier this week, unidentified persons had sent emails threatening to blow up the Patna Civil Court on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, which later turned out to be hoaxes.

Mumbai, Feb 13: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught red handed a clerk working in the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) while allegedly accepting a Rs 35,000 bribe at the state secretariat, Mantralaya. The ACB official confirmed this development on Friday.

The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal claimed that the clerk Rajendra Dherange was arrested in a Cabinet minister’s office, and the incident highlighted what he called “rampant corruption” under the BJP-led government.

However, the ACB official clarified that the clerk, Rajendra Dherange, was caught while taking a bribe at the FDA office on the second floor of the Mantralaya.

The clerk had allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 from a complainant who wanted his medical licence to be restored, the official said. After the complainant approached the ACB, a trap was laid, and Dherange was apprehended while accepting Rs 35,000 as part payment inside his office on Thursday evening, said the official.

A case was registered against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and a probe was on, the official said.

Sapkal demanded that the Chief Minister should take serious note and remove the bribe taking minister.

“Shocking information has come to light that the ACB has laid a trap in the office of a Cabinet Minister in the Mantralaya and taken a corrupt officer into custody. Once again, it has become clear that open bribery and commission-taking is rampant in the Mantralaya during the tenure of the highly corrupt Mahayuti government.

“A situation has arisen where the people’s work does not get done without money — this is an extremely serious matter. The Chief Minister should take note of the related case, inform the public, and remove the bribe-taking minister from the post,” he said.

Mumbai, Feb 12: Bharat Forge on Thursday reported nearly 17 per cent year-on-year decline in its standalone net profit for the quarter ended December 2026 (Q3 FY26).

On a standalone basis, the company posted a net profit of Rs 288 crore lower than Rs 346 crore reported in the same quarter last financial year (Q3 FY25), according to its stock exchange filing.

Standalone revenue from operations saw a marginal dip of 0.6 per cent to Rs 2,083.7 crore in Q3 FY26.

On a consolidated basis, the performance was stronger. Revenue rose 25 per cent year-on-year to Rs 4,343 crore, compared with Rs 3,476 crore in the year-ago period.

Net profit increased 28.2 per cent to Rs 273 crore from Rs 213 crore in the corresponding quarter last financial year.

The company said the quarterly numbers included a one-time cost of Rs 55.7 crore, which had an impact on margins.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) grew 20 per cent to Rs 750 crore from Rs 624 crore a year ago.

However, EBITDA margin moderated to 17.3 per cent from 18 per cent in the same quarter last financial year.

The Board of Directors also declared an interim dividend of Rs 2 per equity share of face value Rs 2 each, which translates to a 100 per cent payout on the face value.

The dividend will be paid on or before March 12, 2026, and the record date for determining eligible shareholders has been fixed as February 18, 2026.

Commenting on the performance, B. N. Kalyani, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Forge, said the results continued to be impacted by de-stocking in the North American commercial vehicle market.

He added that strong growth in the domestic automotive business and execution of the defence order book helped support the overall performance.

On a sequential basis, standalone revenue rose 7 per cent quarter-on-quarter to Rs 2,084 crore.

EBITDA increased 4.6 per cent to Rs 569 crore, while margins stood at 27.3 per cent. Export revenue declined 3 per cent on a sequential basis, with auto exports falling 13 per cent, even as industrial exports grew 11 per cent.