Bomb Threat Received by 10 Ahmedabad schools, Turns Out Fake

Bomb threat emails sent to several private schools in Ahmedabad created a panic amongst parents and students on Wednesday, before police declared the scare a hoax after intensive checks. Classes were suspended and campuses evacuated as bomb squads, dog squads and anti-sabotage teams swept school buildings, but no suspicious objects were found, officials said.​

What Happened At Ahmedabad Schools

According to Ahmedabad police, various prominent schools received the same email which stated that bombs had been planted and would go off in the afternoon. Among several schools that received such emails were the Zydus School for Excellence, Maharaja Agrasen Vidhyalaya, Udgam School for Children, Zebar School for Children among others. Their administrators promptly alerted the police. As a precautionary measure, afternoon shifts were scrapped while parents were asked to fetch their children from school, which triggered anxious crowds outside several campuses.​

“Standard operating procedures were activated the moment the alerts came in,” senior officers said. Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads, dog squads and anti-sabotage teams were deployed in each of the schools. After exhaustive searches, police confirmed that nothing suspicious was recovered and termed the episode a hoax, while maintaining heightened security in the area.​

What Police Know So Far

The Deputy Commissioner of Police and senior Crime Branch officials refused to divulge full details of the contents of the threat emails, which reportedly contain phrases like "we will take revenge", since investigation is still ongoing. The cybercrime units are tracing the origin of the messages, examining sender addresses, routing paths, and possible links to earlier hoax threats targeting schools, and even the Gujarat High Court over the last two years. Some reports have come in that investigators are also probing if elements linked to separatist outfits may be behind the latest round of threats, though no conclusive link has yet been officially confirmed.​

Officials emphasized that every bomb threat against a school is considered genuine until it is ruled out, even when previous hoaxes have occurred, for the protection of children and staff. Parents interviewed by local media welcomed the efficiency of police action and how schools communicated through WhatsApp messages and urgent notices, although many of them expressed concern about the psychological effect on small students due to repeated scares.​ 

Parents, Schools and Authorities on Alert 

The email scare in Ahmedabad is the latest in a string of similar hoax bomb threats sent to schools in Delhi and Punjab earlier this month, which were declared fake after checks. Security experts said such coordinated email threats disrupt learning and create fear, diverting resources, and called for stronger cyber monitoring and stricter punishment for those found responsible. Police have advised schools to regularly review safety protocols, maintain updated contact lists for parents and report any suspicious messages or calls immediately so that law enforcement can respond without delay.