At least seven schools, including two government schools in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, received bomb threats over mail on Tuesday.

The threats were found to be ‘hoax’ following a police investigation, officials told PTI.

The schools that received the bomb threat include Gulmohar Vihar Public School in Hanumant Vihar, KDMA school in Gujaini, Sanatan Dharm Education Centre in Kaushalpuri, the Chintal’s school in Singhpur Kachar, Virendra Swaroop School in Civil Lines, Kendriya Vidyalaya Cantt and Kendriya Vidyalaya in Armapore estate.

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“Most schools reported the threat to police on Tuesday after it came to their knowledge, as the schools were closed on Sunday and Monday,” Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Harish Chandra said.

Five private schools and two government schools have received bomb threats through an email in the last 72 hours, he said.

The officer claimed that following a preliminary investigation it was found that the threats were a hoax. “The Cyber Crime officials have been alerted and the instructions were issued to launch the investigation into the matter after registering the FIR,” the ACP said.

Kanpur is the latest to be added to the list of Indian cities that have received bomb threats over the last two weeks, after Delhi, Noida, Jaipur, Lucknow and Ahmedabad, among others.

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It all began on May 1 when nearly 100 schools in Delhi, two in Noida and one in Lucknow received a bomb threat via email, prompting mass evacuations.

The following week, several schools in Ahmedabad received emails threatening to blow up educational institutions.

Just three days ago, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) and over 10 hospitals received similar bomb threats via emails.

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The Delhi Police said that the threat was a hoax and further investigation was on for the miscreants who sent the email.

(With inputs from PTI)