Delhi school bomb threat e-mail a ‘hoax, says a cop

A top private school in south Delhi on Wednesday received an e-mail claiming a bomb inside its campus following which its premises were evacuated for a thorough search, police said.

The police was informed and the bomb disposal squad, and a dog squad reached the spot.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Chandan Chowdhary said, "The school received the e-mail regarding the bomb threat at 10.49 am on Wednesday. They then informed the Defence Colony police station following which the security personnel reached the spot and immediately evacuated the school.

"We deployed our bomb squads and also informed the Special Cell and the Special Branch. The SWAT team is also conducting searches inside the premises," he said.

Chowdhary further said that the police force has so far conducted two rounds of search and that the third round is underway.

"We are looking for the source of the e-mail. In November last year, the school received a similar mail which was sent via a German server," he said.

The DCP, however, said the e-mail threat appears to be a hoax.

Vigyan, a class 5 student, said he along with his classmates was evacuated from the school building and taken to the ground.

"We were asked to go home before lunch. We were not given any information as to why we were evacuated," another student said.

A parent waiting outside the school to receive his son said several students told him that they saw bomb squads inside the premises.

A message sent by the school administration to the parents reads, "Dear Parents, this is to request you to please come urgently to school to collect your child/children, as per the directions/information received. All parents are requested not to create panic while collecting their children."

Similarly, on November 22, 2022, Delhi Police had received an email regarding a bomb being placed on a school campus. However, nothing was recovered.