The premises were evacuated as a precaution, with the safety of students and staff being the top priority.
Published: September 24, 2026, 4:44 PM IST
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Bomb threats sent via email to several schools across Punjab and Haryana on Thursday led to evacuations and thorough police searches, though officials confirmed that no suspicious objects were found at any of the locations.
In Punjab’s Ferozepur, a government girls’ school designated as a School of Eminence received a bomb threat via an unidentified email sent to its official ID.
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The school management immediately informed the police and administration, following which police teams reached the premises and carried out a thorough search, officials saidThe school premises were also vacated as a precautionary measure, keeping in mind the safety of students and staff.
At least two private schools in Haryana’s Panchkula also received bomb-threat emails, prompting the police to check the school buildings, classrooms, campuses and surrounding areas for any suspicious objectA police official in Panchkula, who reached one of the schools that received the threat email, said nothing suspicious was found on the campus or in the building, which was evacuated following the alert.
In Ferozepur, the police conducted a detailed search of the school premises but did not find any suspicious object, officials saidFerozepur school principal Rajesh Mehta said the police were informed immediately after the threatening email was receivedThe police reached the spot and initiated a security check, while the school management took necessary precautionary measures for the safety of students and staff, he said.
Ferozepur SSP Bhupinder Singh said the threat was being taken seriously and an investigation had been initiated to identify the sender and trace the source of the email“Keeping in mind the security of the students, the school premises had been vacated,” the SSP said, adding that the cyber team was also examining the email to trace its origin.
The fresh scare comes close on the heels of similar threats reported at multiple places in Punjab and Haryana over the past few months, with such emails later turning out to be hoaxesEarlier this month, the District Court Complex in Ferozepur had received a bomb-threat email, prompting police to evacuate the premises and suspend public entry while security agencies carried out an extensive searchThe threat later turned out to be a hoax.
