Schools in Amritsar evacuated following bomb threats
Chandigarh: Several schools in Amritsar in India’s Punjab state were evacuated after receiving bomb threats, prompting authorities to take swift precautionary measures to ensure student safety.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the threats were received via email, causing panic among parents who rushed to the schools to collect their children. The district administration ordered the closure of all schools across Amritsar.
“Some schools across the city and rural belt have received a suspicious email. The Cyber Police Station is tracking on a war footing the source of the mail,” Amritsar Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said in a statement.
Earlier, a local DAV Public School student was detained for sending a bomb threat email to his school. He was later released after he and his parents submitted a written apology. KMS-4S
