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Ahmedabad, Noida schools receive bomb threat days before Republic Day
After receiving the information, Ahmedabad crime branch's bomb squad and forensic department initiated an investigation.
Several schools across Ahmedabad received a bomb threat via mail days before Republic Day on January 26, said Ahmedabad's crime branch on Friday.
After receiving the information, Ahmedabad crime branch's bomb squad and forensic department initiated an investigation, which is currently underway, reported news agency ANI.
Noida schools closed after receiving bomb threats
In Noida too, Shiv Nadar school received a bomb threat via email, following which, the Principal announced that the school will remain closed on Friday, January 23.
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“Dear Parent, We have received an email with a Bomb threat this morning and as a precautionary measure to allow for a security sweep, the school will remain closed today, Friday, January 23, 2026,” read the email sent by Shiv Nadar school's Principal.
“School buses are being sent back and parents are requested to receive their child at the designated drop-off spot. Parents may connect with the respective bus staff for real-time updates on arrival at the designated location,” it added.
Apart from Shiv Nadar school, Bal Bharati school and Cambridge school were also closed on Friday in Noida.
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Cambridge School received a bomb threat via email, following which, parents were alerted and asked to pick up their children as a precautionary measure.
Bal Bharati school was also put on high alert and pre-primary classes, including Nursery, LKG, and UKG, were dismissed. However, no official reason for the high alert was shared with parents. Different sections of the school operate on different schedules, timings, and bus routes due to which, at present, students from classes 1 to 12 are still inside the school, and no message has yet received by parents regarding their dismissal.
What Noida police said
The Noida police said on Friday that after receiving information about threat emails sent to some private schools, senior officers, police personnel from various police stations, the bomb squad, fire brigade, dog squad, and BDDS team were immediately deployed at the sites and thorough checking is being carried out.
Meanwhile, the cyber team is conducting a technical examination of the received emails.
(With inputs from Asmita Seth)
