Bomb threat at international school in Hinjewadi turns out to be hoax

Teams from the local police station, other units of the Pimpri Chinchwad police, and the BDDS were soon pressed into action. Balaji Pandhare, Senior Inspector in charge of Hinjewadi police station, said, “The contents of the email were reviewed and the BDDS launched a thorough search.”

Assistant Commissioner of Police of Wakad division Sunil Kurade said, “Following a thorough search no suspicious object was found. The email threat turned out to be a hoax. We are now investigating the source of the email and Cyber investigators have been roped in.”

A senior officer with the Pimpri Chinchwad police said, “Since school has a small number of students in each class, the place could be immediately evacuated. BDDS teams, including the dog squad, conducted a thorough sweep. School authorities extended full cooperation. No suspicious object was found. A look at the contents of the emails suggests that it is similar to the hoax bomb threat emails that have been received by some prominent educational institutions in Pimpri Chinchwad in the past.”

Earlier today, two educational institutes in Delhi – Ramjas College and Deshbandhu College – received bomb threat emails, following which both campuses were evacuated. The threats were later determined to be a hoax after the authorities conducted thorough searches on the premises.