Mysuru, June 18 -- Following a spate of hoax bomb threats emailed to several schools in Bengaluru, Hassan and Udupi on Monday and yesterday, a school on Bannur Road in Mysuru received a similar threat this afternoon. At 12.03 pm, an e-mail landed in inbox of Jnanasarovara International Residential School at Bhugathagalli on Bannur Road, claiming that a bomb had been planted on the premises and could explode at any moment.

The school staff immediately alerted Chairman Sudhakar S. Shetty, who contacted the Mysuru Superintendent of Police.

A Police team from the Mysuru South (Rural) Station rushed to the spot without taking any chances, as students were present. The school buildings were promptly vacated and a search operation was launched...