Several schools, two Air India flights as well as the Chandigarh Secretariat received bomb threat emails on Thursday morning, leading to immediate action by the police and security agencies.
The schools that received threats include St Soldier International School, Ryan International School, Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Saupin's School, St. John's School, Kundana International School, Shivalik Public School, Vivek High School, and Delhi Public School.
Chandigarh Police carried out search operations at all campuses soon after receiving the alerts. Police officials said nothing suspicious had been found so far and searches were still underway. Further details are awaited.
The incident comes a week after another threatening email warning of multiple bomb blasts at important locations in Chandigarh, including the Mayor’s office, Secretariat, Chandigarh University, Gandhi Bhavan and several schools, was received on April 6.
The earlier email mentioned specific timings for the alleged blasts, claiming schools could be targeted at 1:11 pm, the Mayor’s office at 2:11 pm and the Secretariat at 3:11 pm. It also threatened a grenade attack at Gandhi Bhavan of Chandigarh University at 9:11 pm the same day.
The email read, "Khalistan wale bachian de khilaf nahin Hindu-stan Modi sarkar nu tabah karange KHALISTAN," which translates to "Khalistanis are not against the children; rather, they will destroy the 'Hindu-stan' Modi government--Khalistan."
It also warned residents to safeguard their children and mentioned broader threats across the city. Authorities are probing the source of the latest email threats and further details are awaited. Earlier, on April 1, a similar threat email was sent to the office of Raja Iqbal Singh, leading to heightened security measures in the national capital.
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