Kalaburagi (Karnataka), A private school in the city received a bomb threat via email on Tuesday, following which the students were evacuated, police said. An intensive search was carried out on the school premises, and it turned out to be a hoax, they said.
“A private educational institution in Kalaburagi city received a threat email. As soon as the institute informed us, local police arrived at the scene and evacuated the students. We immediately deployed an anti-sabotage team along with a bomb detection and disposal squad to thoroughly inspect and sanitise the area,” Kalaburagi police commissioner Sharanappa S D was quoted as saying.
After a comprehensive screening, it was confirmed to be a hoax bomb threat email, he added.
A case has been registered and the matter will be investigated, he said.
Sharing further details about the email, Sharanappa said the subject mentioned an RDX bomb blast in the school, but the entire content was in Tamil.
He said that upon translation into English, the email was found to discuss Tamil Nadu politics.
Karnataka school receives hoax bomb threat through email, investigation underway
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