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According to police sources, bomb threats were emailed to the principals of KMV School, St Joseph’s Convent School, IVY World School and Shiv Jyoti School.

Bomb threat emails trigger evacuation of schools in Jalandhar; searches underway

December 15, 2025 5:54 pm

The decision to send the students home early following the bomb threats caused parents to rush to the schools even as the Jalandhar police assured that there was no need to panic.

Authorities confirmed that a single email related to the bomb threat had been copied, and sent to all the targeted schools. (File Photo)

15 schools in Amritsar get bomb threat emails; police launch probe to trace sender

December 12, 2025 3:46 pm

News of the bomb threat emails triggered panic in Amritsar as parents received urgent messages to collect their children as the schools were shut for the day.

extortion call, AAP councillor son, Ludhiana Police, Chandigarh

AAP councillor's son gets extortion call: 'Give Rs 1 cr or will kill you, your family'

June 13, 2025 9:55 am

The caller threatened to kill him and his family if he failed to pay Rs 1 crore as ransom, he said.

Retired Colonel, wife duped of Rs 3.41 crore; Chandigarh Cyber Cell arrest 2

April 10, 2025 10:40 am

The police stated that efforts are being made to identify and trace other beneficiaries of the scam and recover the defrauded amount.

Fraudsters pose as ED personnel, dupe retired Army officer, wife of Rs 3.4 crore; inquiry on

April 03, 2025 9:09 am

According to the couple, the fraudsters said Naresh Goyal, the jailed owner of Jet Airways, had implicated Colonel Singh

West Bengal: Visually impaired student duped of Rs 50,000, cyber cell recovers amount

January 11, 2025 6:05 am

The incident occurred last year in November while the student was listening to a spiritual content on YouTube, when he encountered a contact number for an astrologer.

Maharashtra Coldplay concert: Tickets with names, QR codes; Cyber Dept issues norms to avoid ticket scalping

November 23, 2024 12:43 am

The new measures, aimed at protecting event organisers and genuine fans, are a response to the growing issue of online ticket scalping.

Saunik said the system for preventing and solving the cases of cyber crimes in Maharashtra was being strengthened, adding that a cybersecurity centre was being erected at Mahapay.

New cybercrime helpline launched in collaboration with Maharashtra cyber cell

July 25, 2024 2:02 pm

The new helpline in Maharashtra is ‘started by the youth and for the youth’, according to the founders of the What Now movement.

Shashi Tharoor booked for false campaign against Rajeev Chandrasekhar

April 21, 2024 5:40 pm

The case against Shashi Tharoor was registered by the Cyber Police on April 15 but its details were revealed only today.

Nigerian held from Delhi for duping woman of Rs 2.91 lakh

June 29, 2023 11:40 am

The accused was identified as Peter, 45, a resident of Lajpat Nagar in Delhi. Police said that 26 cell phones, 15 SIM cards and 27 ATM cards were recovered from Peter, who was remanded in police custody. The victim, who is separated from her husband, is an IT professional, who uploaded her profile at matrimonial site 'www.jeevansathi.com'.