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Bomb threats trigger panic in Ludhiana schools; police investigate
The Ludhiana police said they are investigating the origin of the threats and have heightened security at educational institutions across the city.
Cops conducting checks at DAV Public School, Ludhiana (Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)
At least 10 schools in Punjab’s Ludhiana received bomb threat emails Tuesday, prompting anti-sabotage teams and dog squads to conduct thorough security checks, though the police confirmed no explosives were found.
Sameer Verma, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana, said anti-sabotage teams and dog squads were deployed to inspect all the affected schools.
“Threat e-mails from some elements claiming to be Khalistani extremists have been received by 10 schools. All of them are being searched thoroughly. Nothing worrying has been found yet,” he told The Indian Express.
Authorities are investigating the origin of the threats and have heightened security at educational institutions across the city.
According to the police, the schools that received the mail include Jesus Sacred Heart, South City, KVM School, Hambran Road, Army Public School, Dholewal, Ryan International School, PS Moti Nagar, DAV School, Village Daad, BCM School, Basant Avenue, Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar, Narayana E-Techno School, Bhattian, Dashmesh Academy, Bhamia, and DAV Public School, BRS Nagar
Schools in Amritsar, Mohali, and Jalandhar also received similar emails over the past two months, which the Punjab Police later confirmed were hoaxes.
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