Noida/Ahmedabad, January 23: A major security operation was launched on Friday morning after several prominent schools in Noida and Ahmedabad received bomb threats via email. The alerts, coming just three days before India’s Republic Day celebrations, triggered immediate evacuations and a high-alert status across both cities. Law enforcement agencies, including bomb disposal squads, dog units, and fire services, were deployed to the affected campuses. While intensive searches are still being conducted, preliminary findings suggest the threats may be hoaxes, though officials have not yet officially cleared all premises.

In Noida, the threats targeted high-profile institutions including Shiv Nadar School, Cambridge School, and Army Public School. At Shiv Nadar School, the administration suspended classes immediately after receiving the email. In a communication to parents, the school principal stated that the closure was a precautionary measure to allow for a thorough security sweep. Mumbai School Bomb Threat: 2 International Schools Receive Bomb Threat Emails, Police Launch Probe To Trace Sender.

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Students were sent home via school buses or collected by parents at designated drop-off points. Similar scenes unfolded at Cambridge School, where parents were asked to pick up their children following the alert. At Bal Bharati Public School, pre-primary classes were dismissed early as a safeguard. Delhi Bomb Threat: Multiple Schools Receive Bomb Threat Calls In National Capital, Police and Bomb Squad Called In.

Coordinated Threats in Ahmedabad

Simultaneously, at least seven private schools in western Ahmedabad reported receiving identical threat emails. Affected institutions include St. Xavier’s (Loyola), St. Kabir, DPS Bopal, and Calorex School.

Ahmedabad’s Crime Branch and forensic departments launched an investigation as soon as the administrators alerted the police. Much like in Noida, the schools were evacuated to ensure student safety while security personnel scanned classrooms and offices for suspicious objects.

Noida Police and Cyber Investigation

Noida Police have confirmed that the situation is currently under control and have urged the public to remain calm and avoid spreading rumors. "Senior officers and multiple security teams are on-site carrying out inspections. A cyber team has also begun a technical examination to trace the origin of these emails," a police spokesperson said in a statement.

Investigators are looking into whether the emails were sent using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to mask the sender's identity. Authorities are treating the matter with high priority given the proximity to Republic Day on January 26, a period during which security is traditionally tightened across the country.

Context of Recent Threats

This incident follows a pattern of similar hoax threats that have targeted educational institutions in Delhi-NCR over the past year. In December 2025, a wave of threat emails caused widespread panic across schools in the capital region, all of which were eventually declared hoaxes by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

While today's threats appear to follow a similar "mass email" format, security agencies maintain that every alert is treated as a real danger until a complete sweep of the premises is finished.

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