Hoax bomb threat emails to B’luru schools tracked to Syria, Pakistan

Team Udayavani, Apr 23, 2022, 4:20 PM IST

Bengaluru: Police investigating the bomb hoax threat received by multiple private schools in Bengaluru have reportedly tracked the emails to Syria and Pakistan.

An IANS quoting police sources said that the emails sent to the schools originated from Syria and Pakistan. The police authorities have taken the development as an act of terrorism and cyber warfare against the nation.

The case in this regard has been registered under the Information Technology (IT) Act 66 (F). The act is clamped on an individual with an intent to threaten the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India or to strike terror in the people or any section of people.

At least 15 schools in the city and its outskirts received bomb threats through e-mail on April 8 triggering panic among students, parents and school management, which the police later declared as a hoax after conducting searches.

One of the threat messages read, “A powerful bomb has been planted in your school, attention it is not a joke, this is not joke, a very powerful bomb has been planted in your school, immediately call the police and sappers, hundreds of lives may suffer, including yours, do not delay, now everything is only in your hands! The email has been forwarded from [email protected]’.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai commenting on bomb threats stated that there seems to be a conspiracy to disturb peace in Karnataka, which is a progressive state. He also assured us that all the necessary precautionary measures will be taken.

With IANS inputs