6 Delhi School Receives Bomb Threat, Third Scare In 4 Days

At least six schools in New Delhi received bomb threats on Thursday, triggering panic among the school authorities.

"Six schools, including Andhra Education Society Sr. Sec School of Prasad Nagar, BGS International Public School of Dwarka Sector 5, Rao Man Singh Sr. Sec. School of Chhawla, Maxfort School of Dwarka Sector 1 and Indraprastha International School of Dwarka Sector 10, received bomb threats earlier today," ANI quoted Fire Department in a tweet.

The police and other emergency agencies have launched a search operation. The bomb threats came between 6.35 am and 7.48 am, following which Police teams, along with fire personnel and bomb disposal squads, arrived at the spots.

On Monday, 32 schools in Delhi received bomb threats which turned out to be hoaxes. On Wednesday, at least 50 schools received such threats.

A group calling itself 'Terrorisers 111' has sent bomb threats via email to over 50 schools, including many of the city's prominent institutions. The emails claim that high-yield C4 explosives have been planted in school buildings, classrooms, auditoriums, staff rooms, and buses.

The group alleges it has also hacked the schools' IT systems and demanded a payment of $2,000 USD to an Ethereum address within 48 hours. The email explicitly warned against contacting authorities: "Evacuate all schools and suspend operations immediately to avoid loss of life. Any attempt to contact authorities will trigger immediate detonation and public release of your sensitive data... Payment is your only option."

This incident follows a similar scare on August 18, when 32 schools in Delhi received threats that were later found to be a hoax. Despite this, schools are taking the current matter seriously, conducting thorough searches to verify the claims.

These threats are part of a concerning trend in the Delhi-NCR region, which has seen at least 75 similar threats against schools and colleges since January, with a significant spike in July. Police have stated they are pursuing all leads and will investigate every threat, including pranks, due to the significant distress they cause.