In Bengaluru, 48 schools experienced panic following email threats of explosive devices on their grounds. School authorities alerted the police, who rushed to the schools and conducted a search, urging parents to return their children. The bomb disposal squad and police were also involved in the emergency.
Schools in Bengaluru received emails indicating a ‘bomb threat’, prompting anti-sabotage and bomb detection squads to verify and ascertain the situation. Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda stated that efforts will be made to trace the culprits, while a special cybercrime team was pressed in to track down the culprits using masked IP addresses. School authorities in Banashankari, India, have received a bomb threat from parents who were pacified by Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok. The authorities informed parents via WhatsApp about a device in the school building and assured them that they would take action systematically.
However, within minutes, the authorities confirmed the threat was a hoax and that school activities would continue as per normal schedule. Parents from Banashankari and Vyalikaval reported that they were scared about their children’s safety and immediately rushed to the school. Police searched, but the threat was later confirmed as a hoax. The government should take stern action against the guilty. Many schools that did not receive threat emails also sent children back home due to pressure from anxious parents.
The email containing threats originated in Cyprus
In the meantime, the city police located the origin of the emails threatening schools with lightning speed. The local police cybercrime branch labeled the conduct as cyberterrorism and tracked the message to Cyprus, the country of origin. The letter was sent by the accused using a private domain. The authorities are attempting to obtain the accused’s details. Before launching their attack on the city on Friday, the accused allegedly sent identical emails to Malaysia in November, the Caribbean islands in October, and Germany in May of this year, 
Police are coordinating with international counterparts to investigate a similar threat sent to schools in 2022. They believe the same person may be involved, but the accused has not yet been arrested.
Enhance Bengaluru’s security, says CM
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has directed the Police Department to increase security in Bengaluru due to the danger to school safety. Additionally, he asked the parents not to worry. “I’ve told the police to provide security throughout the city and to be on the lookout for the offenders,” he added after speaking with them.
Home Minister G. Parameshwara met with senior police officials, including Director-General Alok Mohan, Police Commissioner B. Dayananda, and Additional Commissioner Satish Kumar, to discuss a case and request the police to take steps to prevent future incidents, including increasing security measures at schools and colleges.
