In Bengaluru, seven schools had to be evacuated after bomb threat emails were sent from the US. The probe is still on for what police is now calling ‘mostly a hoax’ threat. On April 8, panic was palpable in schools across Bengaluru after seven schools in the city received alarming bomb threat email. Interestingly enough, most schools that received the alert were found to be in East Bengaluru.
As soon as authorities were alerted, police officials were deployed to the various schools along with respective bomb squads and canine unit. According to a TNM report, the email read – “Immediately call the police and sappers, hundreds of lives may suffer, including yours, do not delay, now everything is only in your hands,” adding that the threat is not a “warning”.
Schools that had to be evacuated in the aftermath of the incident include – Indian Public School, St. Vincent Pallotti school, Ebenezer International School, Delhi Public School, Gopalan International, and more. According to a Hindustan Times report, the police are continuing on their probe, however, prima facie it appears that the threat was a hoax.
The Facts of the Matter
As many as seven reputed Bengaluru based schools were evacuated swiftly after the schools received an email that read – “A very powerful bomb has been planted in your school”. The schools that were evacuated first thing in the morning included Delhi Public School, New Academy School, Vincent Pallotti school, Ebnezer International School, and more.
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Read Contents of the Bomb Threat Email
The contents of the email, which were verified by prominent news platforms read – “A very powerful bomb has been planted in your school, attention is not a joke, this is not a joke, a very powerful bomb has been planted in your school, immediately call the police and sappers, hundreds of lives may suffer, including yours, do not delay, now everything is only in your hands!”.
Threat Came from Different Emails and Different Time
It should be noted that the threat emails were sent from different email IDs and at different timings, between 11 AM and 11.10 AM. A Hindustan Times report quoted an officer involved in the matter stating that the email is most likely “a hoax threat” and that the authorities are still taking it seriously and not leaving things to chance.
Source Being Traced
Meanwhile, Dr. Subramanyeshwara Rao, the Additional Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru East, was quoted in an Indian Express report saying – “We have taken this threat call seriously and we have evacuated students from the schools. We are tracing the source of this email.”
Several Bengaluru Schools Sent Students Home
Reportedly, after the news of the bomb-threat to school spread, other schools across the city also sent students home, as a precautionary measure. A TNM report stated that students were asked to home following the threat while other schools trying to arrange transport for students to send children back home.
“Safety top priority”: DPS Schools Board Member
Following the incident, Mr. Mansoor Khan, the DPS Group of Schools board member, was quoted in a News18 report saying, “The safety of children is our top priority. Today, hundreds of children were taking their final exams. As management, we are very concerned about our children and staff. We will ensure that every safety measure is in place. Even if it is a hoax, it should be investigated.”
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