New Delhi, 11 Feb (UNI) Tension swept across Mohali on Wednesday morning after leading private schools reported receiving bomb threats through email, triggering urgent evacuations and a large-scale security operation.
Authorities said at least sixteen institutions were affected, with campuses such as Yadavindra Public School (YPS), Learning Paths School, and Shivalik Public School dismissing students as a precaution. Police teams, along with bomb disposal and anti-sabotage units, were deployed to thoroughly search the premises.
Speaking to UNI, SP City Mohali Dilpreet Singh said that 16 prominent schools across Mohali received a bomb threat via email in the morning, following which around a 250-member force, including the bomb disposal squads were pressed into action.
“Around 7:30 am, several prominent schools in Mohali received a threatening email, prompting an immediate security response. Bomb disposal squads, anti-sabotage teams, and personnel from local police stations were deployed, along with senior officers, to carry out detailed checks of the campuses. As a precautionary measure, the schools were cordoned off, and students and staff were sent home. So far, no suspicious object has been found,” the official added.
He also added that the schools will resume on Thursday if nothing suspicious is found. The threat came two days after several schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails on Monday, causing panic among students, parents, and school authorities and prompting immediate intervention by security agencies, an official said.
A threatening email warning of an explosion was received by several schools, triggering an immediate security alert. The message, which included incendiary slogans and claimed a blast would occur at 1:11 pm, was reported to authorities. “Delhi will become Khalistan. In memory of Afzal Guru. There will be an explosion at 1:11 pm,” the email read.
The email also threatened an attack on Parliament later this week, stating, “There will be a blast in Parliament on February 13 at 1:11 pm. Punjab is Khalistan.”
In response, local police teams, along with K9 units and bomb detection and disposal squads, were swiftly deployed to the affected campuses to conduct thorough searches and ensure the safety of students and staff.
At least nine schools reportedly received bomb threat emails between 8:30 am and 9:00 am, including Loreto Convent in Delhi Cantonment, Venkateshwar Global School in Rohini, Cambridge School’s Srinivaspuri and New Friends Colony campuses, The Indian School in Sadiq Nagar, CM Shri School in Rohini, DTEA School in INA, Bal Bharti School in Rohini, and Manav Sthali School in New Rajinder Nagar.
The schools were promptly evacuated, and thorough anti-sabotage checks were conducted to ensure the safety of students and staff. Police said no suspicious objects were found during the searches. Investigations are underway to trace the source of the threatening emails and identify those responsible.
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