Three schools in Vadodara, Gujarat have been threatened with bombing on Friday. This threat to fly schools has been given through email. At the same time, after receiving information about the incident, the local police and bomb disposal squad reached the school of Vadodara and started investigating.
According to the information, the principal of Navrhana School has received threats to bomb through email. The school was then closed to ensure the safety of students and staff. Police has been informed about the incident, the police reached the spot and conducted a thorough investigation of the school premises. Children were taken out of the school premises from all three schools of Navochana.
In a similar incident, two schools in Erode district of Tamil Nadu were threatened with bombs on Tuesday. The police later said that the threat turned out to be false. Police said two matriculation higher secondary schools run by Bharti Vidya Bhavan in Thandal and Therakupallam, seven kilometers from Erode, received an email at 11.54 am, stating that bombs have been planted in the premises and can explode anytime.
The school administration immediately informed the police. A team of bomb disposal squad, investigative dogs and several policemen reached the school and started a thorough search of explosives. Police said that in the meantime schools have declared a holiday and all the students have been sent home. By 3.30 pm, the police completed their search and confirmed that no explosives were found, and declared the threat to a rumor.
It is worth noting that on 11 November 2024, a similar incident took place at Jesse Matriculation Higher Secondary School, located in Moolpalayam, Erode. The school received an email about the bomb, which turned out to be fake. After investigation, the police came to know that three students of the ninth grade of the same school had sent an email to take leave. The students were later dismissed for their misconduct.
This incident has come to light after receiving threats to bomb schools in Delhi and Mumbai. Several schools in Delhi were threatened by the pro -Khalistan Group Sikh for Justice (SFJ) to blow up with bombs, urging them to postpone Republic Day celebrations. Later it was discovered that these messages were fake.