A bomb threat has been received at six schools in the Delhi-NCR. The fire brigade and police have been called to the spot. A search has revealed nothing suspicious so far. The six schools in the National Capital Region where searches are still going on are East of Kailash DPS, Salwan Public School, Modern School, Bhatnagar Public School in Paschim Vihar, Venkatesh Public School in Rohini, and Cambridge School.
The threat was sent via an email. Initially, information was received about bomb threats at four schools and later two more schools apprised the police of the threat.
#WATCH | Delhi | Visuals from outside of Delhi Public School, East of Kailash – one of four schools that received bomb threats, via e-mail, today morning
Bomb detection team, fire officials present at the spot. pic.twitter.com/lhqR7avJqU
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This is the latest in a series of bomb threats at various places, including schools, over the last few months. The bomb threats have been issued to various institutions and facilities, such as schools, hospitals, banks, airports, and planes. With the Delhi elections due in just two-three months, every security threat must be taken seriously.
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After the threat on Friday morning, classes were suspended and the students were informed not to come to the school. This is the second threat in a week. On December 9, a bomb threat was sent to around 40 schools in Delhi via email. On receiving the email, the school administration immediately informed the parents and all the children were sent back home. At that time, the police teams found nothing suspicious.
Despite the rise in hoax calls, the authorities and security agencies are not taking the threats lightly as one slip-up could cost several lives.
According to an India Today report, the threat on Friday mentioned that a “secret dark web” group and several “red rooms” were involved in the placement of the bomb. It also indicated that the bomb was placed keeping in mind the parents-teacher meeting at the schools. So far, the IP address has not been traced.
Although the classes had not begun by the time the school was alerted, parents had already started reaching. One of the parents said that DPS sent a message to them, but they saw it only after arriving at the school gate. However, the school did not mention the bomb threat in the text message.
(This is a developing story and is being updated.)
