Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- Panic gripped Chandigarh on Wednesday morning as 30 schools - 20 private and 10 government - received bomb threat emails just two days after Republic Day, necessitating a mass evacuation of students and a city-wide security sweep.

As per the police, upon receiving the emails, anti-sabotage teams, bomb disposal squads, local police units, along with the fire brigade, ambulance services, and PCR teams, were rushed to the schools immediately. After a thorough search, police officials confirmed that nothing suspicious was found.

Among the high-profile schools that received the threats were Vivek High School, Sector 38, Strawberry Fields High School, St John's High School, Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 2...