On Monday, following similar incidents in Delhi, at least four schools in Rajasthans Jaipur found themselves in the midst of a bomb threat scare, prompting immediate evacuation protocols to safeguard students and staff. Police swiftly mobilised, deploying bomb squads to conduct thorough searches across the premises as a precautionary measure.Jaipur Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph confirmed the threat, stating, Four-five schools have received bomb threats. Police have reached the schools, highlighting the urgency with which law enforcement responded. Efforts are underway to trace the origin of the threatening emails, with authorities actively pursuing leads to identify the sender responsible for the alarming messages.DCP East Jaipur Kavendra Sagar provided further insights, mentioning, Threatening emails have been sent to some schools in the city, including Maheshwari School (MPS International School). Currently, the bomb disposal squad is carrying out searches in the school, underscoring the meticulousness of the search operations being conducted on the ground.This incident in Jaipur follows a recent spate of hoax bomb threats that targeted various institutions in Delhi. Just a day earlier, eight hospitals in the city, along with Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) were targeted through similar threatening emails, causing widespread concern and necessitating heightened security measures across affected locations.The list of institutions receiving these threats included IGIA Terminal-3, Burari Hospital, Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Bara Hindu Rao Hospital, Janakpuri Super Speciality Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, and Dabris Dada Dev Hospital, as reported by a senior official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS). Fortunately, subsequent investigations revealed that these threats were indeed hoaxes, alleviating immediate concerns but raising broader questions about the motivations behind such malicious acts.
