Jaipur school receives bomb hoax

Jaipur, Nov 25: A day after a city school was evacuated following a bomb scare, another school here today received a hoax call about a bomb being placed on its premises.

The Principal of S.S Jain Subodh Higher Secondary School in Sanganeri Gate received a telephone call at around 0830hrs informing that a bomb has been placed in the school building.

The morning shift of the school had already begun from 0730hrs when the call came. '' The caller said he was calling from Manak Chowk police station,''the principal said.

He rang up the police station, from where a team comprising ASI and two constables came over. The school authorities after discussions decided to the evacuate class rooms one by one.

Approximately 1500 students of senior classes from IX to XII were evacuated. After which, the police squad thoroughly searched the school buildings but could not locate any bomb.

Yesterday, Mahaveer Public School in the city's posh C-Scheme had received a hoax bomb call.

UNI