The Joint Commissioner of Police, Sharad Singhal, held a press conference addressing threatening emails sent to several schools in the city. Investigations conducted by the Special Operations Group (SOG) and Crime Branch revealed that 12 schools in Ahmedabad city and 4 in rural areas received threats via email from a Russian domain, maill.ru, threatening to bomb the premises. As a precautionary measure, thorough checks were carried out in the schools employing dog squads and bomb squads, yet nothing suspicious was found. Similar emails were previously received in Delhi without any repercussions. Joint Commissioner Singhal assured citizens, parents, students, and teachers that there is no need to fear.