For second time in a week, Delhi schools get bomb threats via e-mail

Over 30 schools in the national capital received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, following which a multi-agency search was conducted at the premises of the targetted schools, officials said. However, no suspicious object was found in the inspections by the police and Delhi Fire Services (DFS) personnel with the help of bomb detection squads and dog units and the email was termed a ‘hoax’.

Delhi Police Special Cell has registered a case pertaining to criminal intimidation and conspiracy. However, the agency is yet to get any lead on the culprits.

Reacting to the development, former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal said it was the second such instance within a week and wondered how these threats would affect the children. A similar e-mail was sent to 40 schools in Delhi on November 9.

Talking about the investigation into the Friday incident, a senior officer said the email was sent at 12.54 a.m. and it was likely issued from outside the country.

A DFS official said, “We received calls from Bhatnagar International School in Paschim Vihar at 4.21 a.m., followed by Cambridge School in Sriniwaspuri at 6.23 a.m. and Delhi Public School in East of Kailash at 6.35 a.m.” “Calls were also received from South Delhi Public School in Defence Colony at 7.57 a.m., Delhi Police Public School in Safdarjung at 8.02 a.m., and Venkateshwar Global School in Rohini at 8.30 a.m.,” he added.

Published - December 14, 2024 01:54 am IST