Overview
- On February 17, six district courts in Gujarat—including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Valsad, Rajkot, Gandhinagar and Mehsana—received threat emails; premises were evacuated and police found nothing suspicious.
- In Mohali on February 17, at least 16 schools and Fortis Hospital received threats that referenced Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann; non‑essential services were paused at the hospital and all sites were later cleared.
- A day earlier, Gujarat authorities evacuated dozens of schools after coordinated emails, with tallies varying from 34 to 41 institutions across Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Vadodara; no explosives were recovered as board exams loomed.
- Courts in Karnataka and at least 18 districts in Uttar Pradesh also reported emailed threats on February 16, triggering evacuations and searches that proved to be hoaxes as police registered cases and opened ATS and cybercrime probes.
- On February 18, Shimla’s Chakkar court complex reported a similar email and resumed operations after checks, as investigators across states cite spoofed Gmail accounts, VPNs or Tor, and foreign IP traces with no public arrests announced.