'Bombs are hidden very well': After Delhi, over 40 Bengaluru schools receive threat emails

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A wave of panic swept across Bengaluru as at least 40 private schools received bomb threat emails on Friday morning, triggering massive police deployment, Bomb Disposal Squad inspections and city-wide efforts to trace the source, India Today reported.

The threatening email in Bengaluru comes after 20 schools in the national capital Delhi received similar threats today.

The emails were sent from the ID roadkill333@atomicmail.io, with the subject line “BOMBS INSIDE THE SCHOOL”. The message claimed that multiple bombs containing TNT (trinitrotoluene) had been placed inside classrooms, hidden in black plastic bags.

In response, the Bengaluru City Police immediately deployed multiple teams to the affected schools, and Bomb Disposal Squads (BDS) were called in to search school premises thoroughly. Their mission was to ensure the safety of children, teachers, and staff.

As per India Today, authorities worked quickly to evacuate some buildings and conduct full inspections using bomb-sniffing dogs and advanced detection tools. Fortunately, no explosive devices were found during the inspections, and all students and staff were reported safe.

Meanwhile, the police’s cybercrime unit began working to trace the source and intent of the threatening emails.

According to the report, the message stated: “The explosives are skillfully hidden, in black plastic bags. I will erase every last one of you from this world. Not a single soul will survive. I will gladly laugh when I will watch the news, only to see the parents show up at the school and to be greeted by the cold, dismembered bodies of their children.”

“You all deserve to suffer. I truly hate my life, I will commit suicide after the news kick in. I will slit my throat and slit my wrists. I was never truly helped, psychiatrists, psychologists, no one has ever cared and no one will ever care. You only care about medicating the helpless and clueless humans.. . Please give a copy of the message to the press/media,” the message further said.