Several schools in Noida and Greater Noida received bomb threat emails on Monday, prompting the police to launch extensive security checks.
Senior police officials confirmed that several schools across Gautam Budh Nagar, including those in Noida and Greater Noida, had received the threats. In an official statement, the Gautam Budh Nagar Police said that, upon receiving information about the bomb threat emails on Monday, local police teams responded immediately and ensured thorough checks at the schools with the assistance of the bomb disposal squad, ASC team, dog squad and fire brigade. The incident came to light early Monday morning when school administrations received emails threatening bomb attacks. The schools immediately alerted the police through the emergency helpline, following which multiple teams were dispatched to conduct security checks. “We are conducting searches at all the schools.
Police said no suspicious objects had been found so far and that the situation remained under control. “Multiple teams from the bomb disposal squad, dog squad and anti-sabotage check (ASC) team, accompanied by senior police officials, conducted thorough checks at the schools,” a senior police officer said. Nothing suspicious has been found so far,” said Abhay Kumar Mishra, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida).
