Ludhiana, July 14 -- Panic gripped three private schools in Ludhiana on Monday after they received bomb threat emails warning of blasts at railway stations in Chandigarh and Jalandhar on July 17. The emails also threatened to target Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu over his recent remarks concerning singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh.

Police later declared the threats a hoax after extensive searches and said the emails were being verified as part of the investigation.

The emails, received around 10.12 am, were purportedly sent by a person claiming to be associated with the Khalistan National Army. According to police, the email also threatened to lob bombs at Bittu while referring to his remarks on Diljit Dosanjh amid the controvers...