Hoax bomb threat reported at Nashik school in Maharashtra

A private school in Nashik received a bomb threat on Monday Police and bomb squad found no suspicious objects confirming the school is safe Police Inspector Trupti Sonawane said reported news agency ANISpeaking to ANI the police official said that the school received a bomb threat via a fake email addressShe said The Indiranagar Police Station received a threat email at around 245 AM sent from a fake email address claiming there was a bomb in the bathroom of Nasik Cambridge High School located on Vada Pathri Road Upon being informed by the school administration the police called the bomb squad and conducted a thorough check following standard operating procedures reported ANIInspector Sonawane added that the police are trying to trace the email addressNo suspicious objects were found confirming the school is safe The investigation is ongoing with the cyber police station assisting in tracing the fake email address the police official said reported ANIFurther details are awaitedIn a similar incident the Bombay High Court had received a hoax bomb threat on September 12Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person over the fake bomb threat emailThe police have registered an FIR at Azad Maidan Police Station under section 3531 3532 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS which aims to address acts of public mischief by criminalising the publication of false information or alarming news through electronic means or intends to create feelings of illwill between different groups or pushes soldiers of the Army Navy or Air Force to disregard their duty reported ANIFollowing the threat lawyers and other staff members vacated the court premisesResponding to this Advocate Mangala Waghe told ANI Bombay High Court received a bomb threat today So the court has been vacated Police are investigating itAccording to the authorities an investigation was initiated over this matterMeanwhile Mumbai police have registered a case against unidentified persons in connection with the bomb threat email sent to the Bombay High Court an official said on SaturdayA case has been registered at Azad Maidan police station under section 353 1 whoever makes publishes or circulates any statement false information rumour or report including through electronic means and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita the official saidHe said that the police were trying to trace the senders IP address and locationThe High Court administration received a bomb threat email on Friday afternoon which led to the suspension of hearings for nearly two hoursHowever it turned out to be a hoax as nothing suspicious was found on the premisesWith inputs from ANI