Bomb threat emails were sent to several schools in Bengaluru, prompting the evacuation of students and staff members. Though the exact number of the schools receiving the threat is not known, some unverified sources say that as many as 48 schools in and around Bengaluru received the bomb threat on Friday morning. Authorities were forced to evacuate the students for checks by the anti-sabotage and bomb squads of the city police. Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City, B Dayananda has called the threat a hoax.
Certain schools in Bengaluru city have received emails today morning indicating 'bomb threat'. Anti sabotage and bomb detection squads have been pressed into service to verify and ascertain. The calls seem to be hoax. Even then all efforts will be made to trace the culprits. pic.twitter.com/QqBaSuJ11W
— CP Bengaluru ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಆಯುಕ್ತ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (@CPBlr) December 1, 2023
Repeat from the past:
According to some police sources, the email threats were on similar lines to those received in multiple schools in 2022.
It is important to note that, last year on April 8, 2022, as many as 16 schools in Bengaluru received hoax bomb threat emails between 11 am and 2.30 pm.
The email read: “A very powerful bomb has been planted in your school, attention is not a joke, this is not a joke, a very powerful bomb has been planted in your school, immediately call the police and sappers, hundreds of lives may suffer including yours, do not delay, now everything is only in your hands!”
That time, in 2022, the police filed a case on charges of cyber terrorism, and the investigation revealed that a minor from Tamil Nadu was responsible for creating the email IDs used in the threats.
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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assures for strict action against the Miscreants:
In response to the alarming bomb threats, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said “Security measures have been taken, and parents need not panic.” Furthermore, he said that he has instructed the police to inspect the schools and enhance security and urged parents to remain calm during this time.
“The police will investigate, and I have directed them to do so. Security measures have been taken, and parents need not panic. I have instructed the police to inspect the schools and enhance security. A preliminary report has been received from the police department,” Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಿದ್ವಂಸಕ ಕೃತ್ಯ ನಡೆಸುವುದಾಗಿ ಬೆದರಿಕೆ ಬಂದಿರುವ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಂಬ್ ಪತ್ತೆ ದಳ ಮತ್ತು ಬಾಂಬ್ ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯ ದಳಗಳು ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಶಾಲಾ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಪೋಷಕರು ಆತಂಕಪಡಬೇಕಾದ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ.
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) December 1, 2023
ಈ ಪ್ರಕರಣವನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿದೆ.…
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Leader of Opposition R. Ashok also visited the schools and pacified the parents, assuring them of taking strict action.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಕೆಲವು ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಇ-ಮೇಲ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಬಾಂಬ್ ಬೆದರಿಕೆ ಬಂದಿರುವ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾಶಿವ ನಗರದ ನೀವ್ ಸ್ಕೂಲ್ ಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸಿದೆ. ಈ ವೇಳೆ ಪೋಲಿಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಂದ ಘಟನೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಪಡೆದು ಸೂಕ್ತ ತನಿಖೆ ನಡೆಸಲು ಸೂಚಿಸಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/MBxp1tA6i2
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) December 1, 2023
Home Minister G. Parameshwara also promised stringent action against the perpetrators. “We have taken all precautionary measures and parents need not panic. The cyber-crime police are already working to track down the accused through IP addresses,” he said.
