Private school in Karnataka's Udupi receives bomb threat

NEW DELHI: A private school in the city received a bomb threat via email on Monday, following which the students were evacuated, police said. An intensive search was carried out on the premises of Vidyodaya Public School here, and it turned out to be a hoax, they said. According to the police, the email prompted the Udupi police to deploy a comprehensive team, including a bomb disposal unit, an anti-sabotage squad, and canine detection teams, to the school premises.

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No suspicious object was found inside the campus, they said. Following the clearance, the police handed control of the premises back to the school administration. The Udupi police have classified the email as a hoax and have launched a formal investigation to identify the source of the fraudulent threat. Efforts are underway to trace the email's origin.