Police officials have confirmed that a Sama-based private school in Vadodara was evacuated on Monday morning on a phone message with reference to a bomb threat. The threatening message that provided information about a bomb explosion on the school territory made the authorities respond quickly to guarantee the safety of students and staff in the case of an emergency.
When school authorities received the threat, they reported it immediately to the police along with evacuating the school in an emergency. Students were ushered out, and their parents were requested to come and pick them up. Most came at 9.15 a.m. to fetch their children.
Police inspector M.V. Rathod said that the bomb Detection and Disposal Squad and dog squad did a thorough check of the school premises, which took three hours. There was no suspicious object or explosive material detected during the sweep, and the threat was later declared a hoax.
It is not the first time that in five months, the same school has become the victim of a similar threat. It is not the first bomb threat email that the school has received, as a similar bomb threat email was made on January 24 this year, which was found to be false. Although physical damages were not caused in either of the instances, repetitive tendencies of these threats have caused indications by the school authorities, parents, and the neighbourhood people.
Rathod ensured that they are still investigating the source of the threatening email. The sources of the panic are being traced, and police are trying to identify a person or a group of persons who caused such panic. The government has also stepped up its surveillance and security around the area so as to make sure the students are safe in the next few days.
In the meantime, school administration maintains that parents and students ought to stay calm yet vigilant and has promised to extend their full cooperation to the law enforcement agencies in the course of investigations.
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