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Chennai schools shut amid bomb scare: A look at the annoying trend of hoax school bomb threats in India and what it reflects – Times of India

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July 18, 2024
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Early on Wednesday, a bomb threat via email rattled a few private schools in Chennai, prompting swift police action and a public appeal for calm. These schools, Vidhya Mandir and Chettinad Vidyashram School, under the Foreshore Estate and Mylapore Police Station limits, received threatening emails around 1.55 am, leading to a holiday declaration. Police immediately registered cases, launched probes, and deployed bomb squads to thoroughly inspect the campuses, confirming the threats as hoaxes.The cases were subsequently handed over to the central crime branch’s cybercrime wing for deeper investigation, with inquiries underway into the identity of the email sender.Bomb threats in ... Read more