The Delhi High Court received a bomb threat through email on Friday, prompting security agencies to carry out searches of the court premises and several other locations in the national capital a day ahead of Independence Day.The threat email, received by the high court, led to heightened security on the premises, with a bomb disposal squad, sniffer dogs and other security personnel deployed to conduct searches.Also Read: Red Fort, mayor's office and multiple schools receive bomb threatsJoint Secretary of the Delhi High Court, Advocate Kunal, said the threat appeared to be a hoax and that the situation was under control."The bomb threat appears to be fake... Everything is under control. Bomb squad and sniffer dogs are scanning the entire premises. There is no threat as of now," Advocate Kunal told ANI.Following receipt of the email, the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court contacted the Delhi Police for necessary assistance. Court sources said the email contained a reference to "blast Delhi High Court @ 2:11 pm".Also Read: Bomb threat at Delhi Assembly triggers security scare; nothing suspicious foundThe threat was received amid heightened security across the capital ahead of Independence Day. According to the Delhi Fire Department, at least five locations received bomb threat calls on Friday, with fire vehicles deployed to all the spots.Security agencies, including local police teams, bomb disposal squads, dog squads and the fire department, carried out checks at the locations. No suspicious object has been found so far, police sources said.The email received by the high court purportedly originated from Babar Khalsa Canada and contained references to Khalistan, according to the information available so far.Police and security agencies are continuing their checks at the affected locations, while further investigation into the threats is underway.