It’s Wednesday morning, January 28, 2026, and if you’re a parent in Gurugram, your WhatsApp groups are likely on fire. Around 7:08 AM, just as school buses were pulling into driveways, at least eight prominent private schools received identical bomb threat emails.
The thing is, we’ve seen these “hoax” waves before, but when it’s your kid’s school, nobody takes chances. Or nothing.
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The Gurugram Combing: Field Notes
It’s an ongoing situation where the “Millennium City” is currently on a hair-trigger alert. Here’s the ground reality:
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The School List: The threats hit big names: Kunskapsskolan (DLF Phase-1), Lancers International (Sector 53), Pathways World School (Badshahpur), Heritage Xperiential (Sector 64), Shiv Nadar, and Shri Ram Aravali. Those too.
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The Logistical Mess: The emails arrived right as the morning shift started. Buses were halted mid-route and sent back. Parents who had already dropped their kids off were told to come back and get them. The thing is, with the SDRF and bomb squads sweeping buildings, nobody could stay inside.
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The “Hoax” Pattern: Police have already started calling this a likely hoax, similar to the one that hit 20 schools in Noida just last week. The thing is, the Cybercrime Unit is currently tracing the IP addresses. Initial chatter suggests the emails might have originated from a server outside India. Let’s be real—it’s designed to cause maximum panic with minimum effort.
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Board Exam Hiccup: Here’s the kicker—the Grade XII Board Practical exams scheduled for today at some of these schools have been postponed. It’s an ongoing situation where the stress of the “threat” is now colliding with the stress of the “boards.” Or nothing.
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Gurugram School Security Update (Jan 28, 2026)
| School Name | Location | Current Status |
| Kunskapsskolan | DLF Phase-1 | Holiday declared; campus screened. |
| Heritage Xperiential | Sector 62/64 | Operations suspended; Board Practicals moved. |
| Pathways World | Badshahpur | Students evacuated; police check complete. |
| Lancers International | Sector 53 | Combing underway; parents alerted. |
| Shiv Nadar / Shri Ram | DLF Phase-1/3 | Security protocols active; no suspicious items found. |
And Here’s the Kicker…
Kunal Bhadoo, the director of Kunskapsskolan, made a solid point: standing outside in this January cold while the police sweep the building isn’t practical. So, while the “threat” might be fake, the disruption to the kids’ education and safety is very real. The thing is, the police are urging people not to share “unverified screenshots” of the emails. Those too.
One side comment—similar threats were reported in Chandigarh this morning as well. It’s an ongoing situation where someone is clearly trying to test the response times of North India’s security apparatus. Or nothing.
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