Delhi bomb alerts: Juvenile linked to 'Afzal Guru-inclined' party; BJP targets AAP, ‘what kind of education is this’

The Delhi Police claimed on Tuesday, January 14, that the juvenile who was recently held for allegedly sending bomb threats to more than 400 city schools is linked to an NGO that supports a political party which had voiced support to Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

In a press conference, Special CP Law & Order Madhup Tiwari said the juvenile, a Class 12 student, had been sending the bomb alerts to Delhi schools since the beginning, prompting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to target the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the education being provided to the students.

“Schools had been receiving (bomb threat) emails continuously, it started around 14th February. So, we conducted an in-depth investigation. But due to the usage of VPN etc, it was not easy to get a breakthrough...But we found a technical window regarding the email received on 8th Jan. We zeroed in on a juvenile and found that he sent the mail...We suspected an anti-national or sabotage angle," a top top said.

‘Political links of juvenile’s family': Top cop

He further added that after profiling the juvenile's family, the police found one of the parents had links with a political party which was inclined towards supporting Afzal Guru. Without naming the political party, the officer said the teams are further investigating the matter.

"When we did the profiling of the family of the juvenile as part of the investigation, we found that one of his parents is connected to an organisation with deep connections to an NGO. As per our preliminary info, it was found that the NGO has deep connections to a particular political party. It supports that political party on several issues and had also questioned the legitimacy of the hanging of Afzal Guru. This is a preliminary investigation. Further investigation is yet to be done...He had been sending the mail since the beginning. There are at least 7 instances where we can say that it was he who sent the emails,” the police officer said in a statement.

The police are trying to ascertain if the Delhi bomb alerts have a terror angle to it.

How did BJP react?

In response to the Delhi Police's claims, the BJP criticized the AAP over the quality of education in Delhi schools, stressing that it was a juvenile who had sent the bomb alerts in schools.

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said, “The threats in various Delhi schools were sent by a juvenile. After investigation, it was known that their parents and guardians were associated with some NGOs who have been involved in activities like opposing Afzal Guru's execution. If a juvenile is doing this on his own, then what kind of education is he getting? Or is he just a pawn and his parents and the NGOs have a role in trying to disturb the environment and the law and order in Delhi for their political gain?”