Overview
- At least 20 schools in Noida and 16 in Ahmedabad received threat emails on January 23, prompting evacuations and campus sweeps.
- Bomb disposal units, dog squads and fire services conducted searches, and officials reported no explosives or suspicious items at any site.
- Noida Police registered an FIR under BNS Sections 353, 351(3) and 351(4) and IT Act Section 66 as investigators pursued the email sources.
- Several messages included political references to Khalistan and warnings against hoisting the tricolour on January 26, according to police.
- Security has been reinforced at schools before Republic Day, and authorities urged parents to rely on official updates while the probe examines potential cross-city links and a foreign-origin email.