34 schools in Ahmedabad, Vadodara get bomb threat mails; cops declare them hoaxes after checks
Ahmedabad/Vadodara (PTI): As many as 34 schools in Ahmedabad and Vadodara in Gujarat received bomb threat emails on Monday, following which the campuses were evacuated, police said.
The mails turned out to be hoaxes as nothing suspicious was found in any of the 34 schools -- 17 each in Ahmedabad and Vadodara -- that received bomb threat emails from persons claiming to be supporters of Khalistan, officials said.
Search operations involving bomb detection and disposal squads (BDDS) were undertaken soon after the police were informed about it, they said.
Around 17 schools in Ahmedabad received bomb threat emails, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (SOG) Rahul Tripathi said.
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"It turned out to be a hoax mail. BDDS and SOG teams carried out thorough checking in the campuses of these schools, and nothing suspicious was found," he said.
DCP (Crime), Vadodara, Himanshu Verma said as many as 17 schools in Vadodara received hoax bomb threat emails.
"We are carrying out analysis of the origin of the email. It was a short email with two-three lines expressing support to Khalistan, and threatening bomb blast at a given time. It was generic mail that was sent to all the schools in Vadodara," he said.
Some of the institutions targeted include DAV International School, Asia School, Ankur International School, Sant Kabir School in Ahmedabad, and D R Amin School, Urmi School, Baroda High School, and Don Bosco in Vadodara, according to police.
On January 23, several schools in Ahmedabad received similar emails of bomb threats, which later turned out to be a hoax.
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Mizoram class 12 results out, pass percentage at 87.67
Aizawl (PTI): Mizoram recorded a pass percentage of 87.67 in the class 12 board examinations on Wednesday, with boys scoring marginally higher than girls,
Across the Arts, Science, and Commerce streams, boys secured an 87.7 per cent success rate, while girls followed closely at 87.66 per cent, according to the results published by the Mizoram Board of School Education (MBSE).
Of the 12,243 students who sat for the examinations held between February and March, 10,734 passed, 1,394 could not, and 115 qualified for compartmental examinations.
Academic performance was strongest in the Commerce stream, which saw a 90.51 per cent success rate among 759 candidates.
The Science stream followed with 89.24 per cent pass rate out of 2,770 students who appeared for the exam, while the Arts stream, with 87,14 students, recorded a pass percentage of 86.93.
In terms of institutional performance, the results revealed that deficit schools, which receive regular government grants, maintained their status as top performers with an average 93.80 per cent pass rate across all streams, followed by private schools at 91.55 per cent, while state-run schools recorded a success rate 83.13 per cent.
