<p>The emails that warned of bombs being planted in many Bengaluru schools earlier this month were sent from Pakistan and a West Asian nation, police said. </p>.<p>Quoting details provided by Gmail, a senior police officer told <span class="italic">DH</span> that the main server in the e-mail chain was located in Pakistan. All the emails were sent from 10 Gmail IDs. </p>.<p>Police are also said to have obtained clues about the identity of the e-mailers but are tight-lipped about it. The role of ISIS is also suspected.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bomb-threat-to-bengaluru-schools-premises-vacated-1098765.html" target="_blank">Bomb threat to Bengaluru schools, premises vacated</a></strong></p>.<p>Four special teams of the Bengauru police are investigating the case in coordination with the Intelligence Bureau (IB). </p>.<p>The emails were sent to 15 upscale schools located in the city and the outskirts on the morning of April 8. While some schools received 5-6 identical e-mails, others were spammed with about 140 messages. The content of all the e-mails was similar. </p>.<p>Police searched all the schools before declaring the threat to be a hoax. </p>.<p>“These were all automated e-mails. There was no hacking of any server,” the officer added. </p>.<p>A source said it would be “nearly impossible” to track down the real culprits if no Indian was involved in it. </p>.<p>According to police, the purpose of sending the e-mails appeared to be creating fear.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>The emails that warned of bombs being planted in many Bengaluru schools earlier this month were sent from Pakistan and a West Asian nation, police said. </p>.<p>Quoting details provided by Gmail, a senior police officer told <span class="italic">DH</span> that the main server in the e-mail chain was located in Pakistan. All the emails were sent from 10 Gmail IDs. </p>.<p>Police are also said to have obtained clues about the identity of the e-mailers but are tight-lipped about it. The role of ISIS is also suspected.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bomb-threat-to-bengaluru-schools-premises-vacated-1098765.html" target="_blank">Bomb threat to Bengaluru schools, premises vacated</a></strong></p>.<p>Four special teams of the Bengauru police are investigating the case in coordination with the Intelligence Bureau (IB). </p>.<p>The emails were sent to 15 upscale schools located in the city and the outskirts on the morning of April 8. While some schools received 5-6 identical e-mails, others were spammed with about 140 messages. The content of all the e-mails was similar. </p>.<p>Police searched all the schools before declaring the threat to be a hoax. </p>.<p>“These were all automated e-mails. There was no hacking of any server,” the officer added. </p>.<p>A source said it would be “nearly impossible” to track down the real culprits if no Indian was involved in it. </p>.<p>According to police, the purpose of sending the e-mails appeared to be creating fear.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>