Jalandhar Police Commissioner Dhanpreet Kaur and Deputy Commissioner (DC) Himanshu Aggarwal on Monday addressed a joint press conference. The press conference was called after multiple schools of Jalandhar received bomb threat emails.
Jalandhar CP Dhanpreet Kaur addressing the media assured the residents and parents that there is no need to panic and anti-sabotage teams are carrying out intensive search in schools. However, till now, no suspicious object has been found.
CP Dhanpreet Kaur further stated that in total there were 10 schools that received the threatening email.
"10 schools have received threat emails. Point of origin of the email sender is being checked. Under ACP and DCP teams matter being investigated. Anti-Sabotage teams are currently checking schools that have received threatening email. Three Email ids have come. We are trying to find out source of the sender. There is no need to panic and as of now no suspicious objects have been found."
Among the schools that have received bomb threat are Ivy World School in Rama Mandi, St. Joseph's Convent School situated in Cantt Road, Jalandhar, Apeejay School, DPS, and KMV.
Parents of students received messages from school administration to pick up their children from school.
A parent Tajinder Singh who reached the spot said, "I have come here to pick up my child. I received a message on WhatsApp from school. Now, I am hearing that schools have received threat mails. It is very wrong. Whether it is a rumor or real, such incidents hamper students' education."
