‘Not a single soul will survive’: 40 Bengaluru schools receive bomb threat emails; sender claims TNT devices planted | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: Panic gripped around 40 schools across Bengaluru on Friday morning after they received threatening emails warning of bomb attacks. The threatening messages were sent by a miscreant using the email ID ‘roadkill333@atomicmail.io’, who also claimed he would end his life after the children died.Schools in Central, East, West, and South Bengaluru were among those targeted. According to police sources, a single email was sent to all the institutions around 7.24am, with the subject line reading: “Bombs inside the school.”The sender, who identified himself as “Roadkill,” claimed to have placed multiple explosives (Trinitrotoluene) inside classrooms. He alleged that the bombs were “skillfully hidden in black plastic bags.” “I will erase every last one of you from this world. Not a single soul will survive. I will gladly laugh when I watch the news, only to see the parents show up at the school and be greeted by the cold, dismembered bodies of their children,” the email read.The message continued with the sender expressing suicidal intent and anger at psychiatrists, stating: “You only care about medicating the helpless and clueless humans… I am living proof that they do not [help]. You all deserve this. You deserve to suffer just like me.” He also asked that the email be shared with the media.Upon receiving the alerts, schools quickly evacuated students and staff. Bomb detection and disposal squads (BDDS) along with local police rushed to each location and began checks as per standard safety protocols. No explosives were found at any of the schools as of Friday afternoon.While police suspect the threat to be a hoax, a senior officer stated that an official declaration would only be made after the completion of checks at all affected institutions. “We are collecting formal complaints from the schools and will initiate necessary legal action. Parents need not panic,” the officer added.The Principal of St Germain Academy confirmed to the media that police completed their inspection and found no threats. “Exams are being conducted as scheduled. There is nothing to worry about,” he said.