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Bomb scare at Bengaluru's National Hill View Public School

The email was sent to the official ID of the school, which claimned that the a explosive device had been planted in the premises of the National Hill View Public School located in RR Nagar.

Bomb scare at Bengaluru's National Hill View Public School
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First Published Jul 18, 2022, 11:58 AM IST

Police in Bengaluru is investigating a bomb threat to a school in the city. The threat was sent on the school's email ID. The email claimed that an explosive device had been planted on the premises of the National Hill View Public School located in RR Nagar.

Congress leader DK Shivakumar is one of the trustees of the school. In the wake of the bomb threat, a bomb disposal squad, dog squad and police came and checked the place. 

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Shivakumar told media persons that he received the information on Monday morning, following which he immediately contacted the police. 

"The school premises wad vacated. The bomb disposal squad is present there. I think it is a hoax call, he said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police-West Bengaluru, Laxman B Nimbargi, confirmed that the email threat was a hoax.

Panic-stricken parents who rushed to the school to enquire about their children's safety were assured by the school management that the pupils and faculty were shifted to another unit after receiving the threat information.

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Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said the police are trying to trace the origin of the mail and take action against those behind it.

Earlier, police personnel from RR Nagar, Gnana Bharati, Batarayanapura and surrounding areas conducted an inspection near the school. To recall, some months ago, 14 schools had received such email threats that turned out to be hoaxes.

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