Delhi bomb scare: Sanskriti school in Chanakypuri gets threat email, police on spot

The Delhi Police said that a “hoax” bomb threat email was received at Sanskriti School, which is located in Chanakypuri, on Thursday morning. “Nothing suspicious was found following the search operation. Police personnel present at the school,” the Delhi Police said.

The email prompted the investigative authorities to quickly reach the school and conduct searches.

After a thorough search, Delhi police officials found nothing suspicious, an official statement was quoted by news agency ANI as saying.

Multiple Delhi police personnel were present at the Sanskriti school in Chanakyapuri, checking the area in and around the school.

Security forces were put on high alert since the Delhi blast near Red Fort, which killed atleast 13 people. A day after the blasts, multiple courts in Delhi and schools received hoax bomb threats.

Delhi's Saket District court premises in the national capital were evacuated after an emailed bomb threat triggered panic on Tuesday morning. Search operations were carried out and the email was eventually found to be a hoax.

A threat email for a bomb blast at the Patiala House Court, Rohini Court, and Saket Court was received on Tuesday morning. Thereafter, the court premises were evaluated by security personnel.

Advocate Tarun Rana, secretary, New Delhi Bar Association, said an email of a bomb placed in the premises was received and after a search operation, the email was found to be a hoax.

The Patiala House Court had also received a bomb threat ahead of Red Fort bomb blast case accused Jasir Bilal alias Danish being produced before it by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Bomb disposal squad a dog squad team and Rapid Action Force (RAF) were deployed outside the Court.Additionally, Security arrangements were also increased.

The November 10 blast near Delhi's Red Fort killed 15 people and injured many others. The prime accused, Dr Umar Un Nabi, a Kashmiri resident, was at the wheel carrying the explosive material.

(With inputs from ANI)