India, April 6 -- Panic swept through Chandigarh and parts of Punjab on Monday morning after several schools, the Punjab and Haryana secretariat, and the Ferozepur district court received bomb threats via email. The threats, purportedly sent by an outfit called Khalistan National Army, triggered evacuations and search operations by bomb disposal and dog squads.

In Chandigarh, three major educational institutions-St Stephen's School in Sector 45, Ryan International School in Sector 49, and Shivalik Public School in Sector 41-were among the first to receive the bomb threat emails. The messages claimed that explosions would occur at specific times during school hours.

"The safety of students is our priority. We followed standard operating ...