Bengaluru, July 18 -- Over 40 private schools in Karnataka's Bengaluru received bomb threat messages via email on Friday morning, officials said.

Schools in several areas, including Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Kengeri, in Bengaluru were threatened through an anonymous email message.

Following this, the police administration jumped into action and deployed teams outside the targeted schools.

Meanwhile, in the national capital Delhi too several schools received bomb threats today following which the Fire Department and Delhi Police personnel were deployed outside them.

The schools included Richmond Global School in Paschim Vihar, the Sovereign School in Rohini Sector 24, Modern International School in Dwarka Sector 19 and the Heritage Scho...