India, Feb. 12 -- Sixteen private schools in Punjab's Mohali received bomb threat emails on Wednesday, triggering evacuation and prompting detailed anti-sabotage checks by police, an officer said. No suspicious or explosive material was discovered at any of the locations after thorough inspections, the officer said.

School authorities sent messages to parents, declaring a holiday. Students on their way to school were sent back home, they said.

Manav Mangal School, Shivalik Public School, and Learning Paths School were among the schools which received the bomb threat emails. The police said they swung into action after school authorities reported receiving the emails between 7.30 am and 8 am.

Security was mounted at the targeted schools...