Some schools in Patiala received a bomb threat via mail on Thursday morning. On getting information, police dispatched teams to evacuate schools and check the veracity of the threat.Yadavindra Public School, associated with former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s family, and Mount Litera were among the schools that were threatened. The police are investigating.DSP Satnam Singh said as soon as the mail was received, police teams were sent to schools and students were sent home.YPS Headmaster Navin Kumar Dixit did not respond to calls, though students were asked to leave the school even as parents rushed to pick their wards.“Our teams are looking into the mail and teams are in schools combing the premises,” confirmed SP (Investigation) Gurbans Bains.


