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Bomb Threat Emails Trigger Jalandhar School Evacuations, No Devices Found

Police launched a cyber investigation, with an FIR filed, after emails mirrored last week's Amritsar hoax.

Overview

  • Evacuations were ordered at multiple Jalandhar schools after bomb threat emails, and searches reported no suspicious items.
  • Local officials said as many as 11 campuses received similarly worded messages that resembled those sent in Amritsar last week.
  • ACP (North) Sanjay Kumar said KMV School’s principal received an email threatening to blow up the building.
  • Cybercrime teams began tracing the origin of the emails, and police registered an FIR in the case.
  • Police Commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur and the district administration advised calm, describing the threats as hoaxes.