Chandigarh: Several prominent schools in Chandigarh received bomb threat emails on Thursday morning, following which local police, cyber cells, and security agencies were put on high alert.
The emails mentioned the Haryana Chief Minister's Office and contained highly objectionable and inflammatory content. Additionally, the messages included a threat of IED blasts on the Ambala-Delhi rail track by June 6, 2026, Jagran.com reported.
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Several Schools In Chandigarh Receive Bomb Threat Emails
According to preliminary information, bomb threat emails were sent to several prominent schools in Chandigarh, including Sacred Heart School, Sant Kabir School, Bhavan Vidyalaya, St. Stephen's School (Sector 45), St. John's School (Sector 26), Chitkara International School (Sector 25), and BPS School (Sector 40).
Following the bomb threat emails, security was immediately intensified across all the schools. Local police, along with bomb squads and dog squads, conducted extensive searches of the premises. However, no suspicious objects have been recovered so far.
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The Chandigarh Police is continuously working to trace the origin and sender of the emails. Security agencies are probing the matter from all possible angles.
Meanwhile, the administration has urged parents and the public to maintain peace, remain calm and refrain from spreading unverified information.