Hoax event in Punjab, IVY World School, Jalandhar District area, India on Mon 15th December 2025

On December 15, 11 schools in Jalandhar District, Punjab, received bomb threat emails, prompting an early closure and sending students home, reports The Tribune. The first three schools to report the threats were St Joseph's Convent School, IVY World School and Sanskriti KMV School, followed by eight others. School authorities shared email details with Police, who launched a search operation. To avoid panic, children were not informed until dispersal, and parents were notified via WhatsApp. Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal and Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur said that all emails were being investigated by cybercrime teams, with an FIR registered. Preliminary assessment indicates the emails may be non-genuine, sharing a format similar to previous threats in Amritsar. Bomb sabotage teams and additional personnel from the PAP complex were deployed as a precautionary measure.