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Updated 14:37 IST, January 24th 2025

Bomb Threat Received at Vadodara's School, Students Evacuate Premises

The school principal received the threat on her mobile phone through an email, which claimed that a bomb had been planted on the school premises.

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Vadodara: Navrachana school in Vadodara received a bomb threat via email on Friday morning at around 6:30 am, prompting authorities to take immediate action.  

The school principal received the threat on her mobile phone through an email, which claimed that a bomb had been planted on the school premises inside a pipeline. Officials informed that there are three ‘Navrachana’ school in Vadodara city, so the holiday has been declared in all the three-school taking precautionary measures. Police also conducted a through search of all the premises. 

"Since there are two more Navrachana schools in Sama area of the city, police along with Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), dog squad and cyber crime branch officials started an extensive search operation in these three schools," Assistant Commissioner of Police G B Bambhania told reporters.

Bomb Threat at Vadodara School Prompts Evacuation

According to police officials, a bomb disposal squad was immediately dispatched to the school to locate and neutralize the threat. Speaking to ANI, the ACP said, "We received information that the principal of Navrachana School had received a bomb threat on her email. All units of the bomb disposal team rushed to the school to investigate the matter."  

The email, sent from an unknown ID, only claimed that a bomb with a timer had been placed in the drainage line of Navrachana school, he said.

As a precaution, students were given a holiday to ensure their safety and avoid panic. "All students were given the day off to avoid a sense of panic," the ACP added.  

Bomb Threat Turned Out be Hoax

Three schools of an education society in Vadodara city declared a holiday on Friday after Navrachana school received an email threat eventually turned out to be a hoax, according to officials. Bomb squad team searched the premises, but nothing suspicious was found, they said.

The cybercrime team is now investigating the source of the email. "The cyber team is working to trace the sender of the email. The investigation is underway," the official said.  

(With Inputs from PTI)

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Published 13:14 IST, January 24th 2025