Close To 68 Bengaluru Schools Get Bomb Threat: What We Know So Far

Multiple schools in Bengaluru hit the panic button soon after assembly on December 1 morning, as they received anonymous bomb threats via email. Over 5,000 students from over 68 schools across the city were evacuated along with the staff for checks by anti-sabotage and bomb squads. Although the threats have been declared a hoax as no explosives have been recovered yet, City police are now on the lookout for the email sender.

The Bengaluru police have planned on approaching the Interpol through the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to find the culprit(s).  Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said 27 FIRs had been filed at multiple police stations and a meeting about the case was conducted on Monday.  

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

Schools Receive Bomb Threat

More than 68 unrelated schools were targetted on early Friday morning during class hours, leaving the students, staff, and parents of pupils panicked. The first wave of threats hit seven schools, including Neev School, Klay, and Vidyashilp Institute in Basaveshwar Nagar. One of these schools is right opposite the Deputy Chief Minister's residence. Shortly afterwards, several more schools received the horrifying emails. Bomb Disposal Squads and police dogs were immediately deployed for search. 

Neev School sent a message to the parents stating, “We are encountering an unexpected situation at school today. The school has received a security threat from unknown sources. As we hold the safety of our children at utmost priority, we have decided to disperse the students immediately... Kids are being sent home as per the advice of the bomb squad. We are evaluating the threat but for safety, kids go home."

D K Shivakumar told the media, "I was watching TV, the school opposite to my house also got a threat mail. I came here to check...Till now it seems like a threat call. But we have to be very cautious about it... Cybercrime police are active, they are doing their job... We should also be cautious and should not neglect."