Bomb Threat Email To Mumbai School, Mentions ‘Afzal Gang’, Premises Searched – News18

Last Updated:January 23, 2025, 16:07 IST

A school in Mumbai’s Jogeshwari-Oshiwara region received a bomb threat email allegedly from the Afzal gang, prompting police and explosive detection teams to inspect the premises.

A bomb threat email was received at a school in Mumbai on Thursday, after which the local law enforcement and explosive detection personnel were dispatched to inspect the premises, the Mumbai Police confirmed.

The Ryan Global School, where the email was received, is located in the Jogeshwari-Oshiwara region of Mumbai.

The email mentioned that the bomb was planted by the Afzal gang, investigations into the incident revealed.

So far, the police have not found anything suspicious.

Further investigations are ongoing.

On January 21, two schools in Tamil Nadu’s Erode district received bomb threats, which were later found to be a hoax.

The two matriculation higher secondary schools run by Bharathi Vidya Bhavan in Thindal and Therkkupallam, located 7 kilometres from Erode, received an email at 11.54 am that stated bombs had been planted in the premises and could explode at any time.