Mumbai: KES College in Kandivali West receives bomb threat mail, probe underway
January 27, 2025 12:59 ISTAuthorities are conducting a thorough search of the premises and are working to trace the origin of the threatening email.
Authorities are conducting a thorough search of the premises and are working to trace the origin of the threatening email.
Notably, the bomb threat was received by the principal of Navrachana School via email after which the school was closed to ensure the safety of students and staff. After reaching the spot, police conducted thorough checks at the school premises.
Tuticorin Airport in Tamil Nadu has increased security after receiving a bomb threat via email. Authorities have implemented intensive security checks, including the use of sniffer dogs and bomb squads.
The school premises are currently being investigated by the bomb squad and explosive detection personnel, the Mumbai Police said. However, the police haven’t been able to find anything yet.
After the matter came to the pilot, the air traffic control was informed and the flight was landed in an isolated bay following all protocols. The CISF checked the flight but nothing was found inside the aircraft by the Airlines Security Department.
Around a dozen educational institutes received bomb threats on Thursday, the latest in a series of such incidents in Delhi. In recent months, several institutions and airports in parts of Uttar Pradesh also received similar bomb threats which turned out to be hoaxes.
Officials said police will address a press conference at its headquarters later in the day and share further details.
Recently, Delhi and other big cities in India saw a rise in hoax bomb threats. From schools and colleges to malls to airports, almost every important facility in the country received such threats which later turned out to be hoaxes. The police arrested several persons in these cases.
The decision has been taken after several schools in Delhi have received hoax bomb threats in the last 10 days. The threats disrupted classes and triggered multi-agency search operations.
The students who sent the bomb threat email revealed during their counselling that they wanted their exams to be postponed as they were not prepared for the test and didn't comprehend the impact of their actions.
Gurugram: As per the police, the boy had mistakenly sent the mail without understanding the gravity of his actions. Last week, as many as eight schools in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram received bomb threats.
The series of bomb threats targeting schools in Delhi-NCR continues, with two schools receiving threats on Friday, prompting strong criticism from Arvind Kejriwal over the authorities' failure to prevent such incidents.
A bomb threat at Dwarka Sector 23’s Delhi Public School created panic after an email was received late Thursday. Authorities launched a search operation; classes shifted online.
Delhi Public School in RK Puram received a bomb threat for the second day in a row. This marks third bomb threat incident in the national capital this week.
Following the incident, an FIR was filed at the Mata Ramabai Ambedkar (MRA) Marg Police Station against unidentified individuals.
Assam: On Thursday, at around 11:00 am, the City Police Control in Guwahati received a telephonic call from the 112 Shillong Police. The caller, using a mobile number, informed the 112 Shillong Police that they were planning to blast a bomb at the Railway Station in Paltan Bazar, Guwahati.
A deputy superintendent-rank IB official posted in Nagpur was arrested for sharing bogus information about a bomb on an Indigo flight.
The alert led to enhanced security measures and coordination between civilian and defence personnel. Later, a police complaint at the Shahganj police station against an unknown person.
Nagpur police, fire department officials along with canines reached the hotel about which the bomb threat email was send. The areas were being combed and an investigation is underway.
During the investigation, the Mumbai Police found out that the accused had sent similar hoax threat messages to the police of other states. He belongs to Jharkhand and was nabbed in Ajmer, Rajasthan.
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