Bomb scare in Delhi: Several schools receive bomb threats via emails, second threat this week; probe on
Authorities have advised parents to keep children home while investigations continue.
A total of six schools in Delhi received bomb threats over email early on Friday, triggering a multi-agency search of the premises.
As reported by PTI, citing a Delhi Fire Services official, “We received calls (regarding the threat emails) from Bhatnagar International School in Paschim Vihar (4:21 am), Cambridge School in Shri Niwas Puri (6:23 am) and DPS Amar Colony in East of Kailash (6:35 am).”
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"The fire department, police and bomb detection teams, along with dog squads, have reached the schools and are conducting checks," official said, as reported by PTI.
Meanwhile, the schools' authorities have told guardians not to send their wards for classes. A parent said, “We received a message (from the school)...The message reads that school is closed due to unavoidable circumstances. There is no disclosure of bombs, hoax calls etc. We received the message around 6 am...We are heading back to home.”
Principal of Cambridge School Srinivaspuri, one of the schools that received bomb threat today, Madhvi Goswami said, “When I checked the mail at 5:50 am, I informed the police, who immediately sent their vehicles… We informed all buses to not pick up any students, and parents were informed that the classes would be conducted online today… The mail mentioned threat for the 13th and 14th… Police have checked the school and nothing has been found yet… We are taking due precautions suggested by the police…”
The latest threats come from at least 44 schools that received similar emails on December 9. Police declared those threats to be hoaxes.
A police official said checks were underway.
Further investigation is underway.
(With inputs from PTI)
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First Published:13 Dec 2024, 08:14 AM IST
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