Madhya Pradesh: Police search school on IIT Indore campus after bomb threat
Jul 20, 2024
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 20 : Police conducted a search at a Central School on the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Saturday, after the school authorities lodged a complaint about receiving an email threatening to 'blow up' the campus on August 15 (Independence Day), officials said.
The threat email prompted immediate action from the authorities to ensure the safety and security of the school and students.
According to police, the threat email from an unidentified user was sent to the official email of PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya, located on the IIT campus in Indore's Simrol, on July 17. Following the receipt of the threat email, the school authorities approached the Simrol police on July 18, prompting an investigation into the matter.
Following the complaint, a team of police, along with a bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs, conducted a thorough check of the school campus.
"Simrol Police received a complaint regarding an email sent to the official email address of PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Indore. The sender, who identified himself as 'XYZ', threatened to blow up the school campus on August 15. There were also some slurs written in the e-mail," Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP), Simrol, Umakant Choudhary, told ANI.
To make the matter sensational, the sender mentioned ISI, Pakistan (official) in the subject of the email. Based on the school authorities' complaint, we have registered a case under section 351(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and a probe has been initiated, SDOP Choudhary said.
Choudhary further mentioned that while sometimes these emails turn out to be hoaxes, the police are taking this matter seriously. "Today, we conducted a thorough search of the school premises along with the bomb disposal squad and sniffer dog teams. Nothing suspicious has been found so far," he said.
The SDOP added, "We have also had a meeting with the campus security officer and interacted with teachers and students. Everyone has been advised to remain alert and report anything suspicious. We are closely monitoring the situation, and there is no need to panic."
The police team will continue to investigate the matter, and regular security checks of the campus will be conducted in the coming days. Additionally, the cyber police team has launched a probe to trace the sender of the email.
