Multiple private schools in Bengaluru on Friday received bomb threats via e-mail, following which City Police personnel were rushed to the spots, along with bomb disposal squads to carry out search operations, and the threats turned out to be hoaxes.
According to senior police officials, they have received information that at least five schools in the city received the bomb threat.
Stating that bomb detection and disposal teams were also sent to schools that received threats separately, Additional Commissioner of Police Bengaluru (East) A. Subramanyeswara Rao said, "Searches have been done at all the schools and no item that causes worry has been found."
Investigating teams are probing the e-mails, Mr. Rao said. "We will find out at the earliest as to who is behind it and take necessary action," he said, adding that the e-mails came from different e-mail IDs and will be investigated.
Police officials said they had assured parents and teachers that there was no need for worry.
Police evacuated schools that received the threat and parents were asked to come and pick up the children, they said, adding that it was also ensured that exams that were going on at few schools were not disturbed. Class 10 exams are currently on in the State.
The e-mail threats to schools 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!"
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said there seems to be a conspiracy to disturb peace in Karnataka, which is a progressive State. Stating that he had instructed the police to take the matter seriously and to not take any chances, Mr. Bommai said, "Those behind [the hoax threats] will be arrested soon. All the necessary precautionary measures will be taken and thorough investigation will be done...there is no need to worry."
