Kalaburagi School Bomb Threat: Private School Receives Hoax Threat Through Email in Karnataka (See Pics)

Kalaburagi, February 4: 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 told PTI.

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. Delhi School Bomb Threat: 30 Schools Receive Bomb Threats; Probe Confirms Hoax Emails From Overseas, Says DCP Ravi Kumar Singh.

Kalaburagi School Bomb Threat

Kalaburagi, Karnataka | Private Education institution in Kalaburagi received a hoax bomb threat. Kalaburagi City Police Commissioner Sharanappa S.D along with Bomb detection and disposal and dog squads searched private Education institutions. During the search, nothing was found… pic.twitter.com/nowswVjU3T

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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.