Palghar school gets bomb call, cops checking students’ bags

Palghar, Aug 14 (PTI) A school in Palghar was checked thoroughly on Monday after it got a call that a bomb was placed in the bag of a student, a police official said.

The call was received at 3:30pm after which a bomb detection and disposal squad as well as dog squad were deployed, he said.

“All the students and staff were asked to leave while bags are being checked,” the official said.