Several schools in Delhi and Noida found themselves in a state of alarm after receiving bomb threat emails on May 1, leading to swift action by authorities.Around 60 schools in Delhi-NCR received bomb threats via mail on Wednesday, officials said, according to the Delhi Fire services. Fire Services Director Atul Garg confirmed that more than 60 schools had received the threat call.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police’s Special Cell has initiated an investigation into the bomb threats sent to several schools but nothing suspicious has been found yet, said police officials.
Bomb threat at several schools in Delhi | During the initial investigation, it seems that since yesterday till now the mail has been sent to many places and it seems to be on the same pattern. Date line is not mentioned and BCC is mentioned in the mail, which means one mail has…
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Among the schools targeted were Delhi Public School’s (DPS) branches in Dwarka and Vasant Kunj, Mother Mary School in Mayur Vihar, Sanskriti School, Amity School in Pushp Vihar, and DAV School in South West Delhi. Additionally, DPS Noida also received a similar threat.
#WATCH | Visuals from Delhi Public School, Noida which received an email regarding a bomb threat. As a precautionary measure, the students are sent back home.
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Upon receiving the threats, school authorities promptly evacuated the premises, ensuring the safety of students, and alerted the Delhi Police. The police, along with fire tenders and the bomb disposal squad, swiftly responded to the situation, conducting thorough searches at each school. Despite the heightened security measures, no suspicious items were found during the searches.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the IP addresses used to send the threatening emails were traced outside India, possibly masked through a Virtual Private Network (VPN). The Delhi Police have launched an investigation into the matter to identify the perpetrators behind the threats.
At least four Delhi schools received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday morning
According to the Delhi Police, the Delhi Public School's (DPS) Dwarka unit, Mother Marry School in East Mayur Vihar, Sanskriti School and Amity School in Sake received bomb threats through email,… pic.twitter.com/k9MXeMRqVI
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This incident comes after a similar bomb threat call was received by Delhi Public School, RK Puram, earlier in February this year.
Authorities are conducting thorough inspections across all affected schools to ensure the safety of students and stakeholders. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) South West, Rohit Meena, stated that multiple schools received bomb threat emails around 4:15 a.m., leading to swift action by the police.
Rohit Meena explained that after receiving the threatening email, authorities promptly decided to close the affected schools and send students back home, “We got information that the same email was sent to several schools at around 4:15 am. We took action and decided to close the schools and send the students back home. Checking is underway at all the schools, and our technical wing is investigating the email. Through the initial investigation, it seems that this is a mass email.”
DCP Meena urged students and parents to remain calm and assured them that all necessary precautions are being taken. “We are getting every school checked and are in contact with the school administration,” Meena said.
Responding to the situation, officials from various schools issued statements informing parents about the threat and urging them to collect their children from the premises. The schools emphasised that the safety and security of students remained their top priority, leading to the decision to close for the day as a precautionary measure.
DCP New Delhi, Devesh Kumar Mahla said, “We’ve checked all the schools and nothing has been found, there is no need to panic.”
Thankfully, it seems to be false alarm. Kudos to the swift response from the authorities in ensuring the safety of Children and School..!.#BombThreat #Delhi#Noida#India
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Delhi LG VK Saxena who is inspecting one of the schools that received the threat said that he had sought a detailed probe from the Delhi Police Commissioner.
“Spoke to the Police Commissioner and sought a detailed report into the bomb threats at schools in Delhi-NCR. Directed Delhi Police to carry out a thorough search of school premises, identify the culprits, & ensure there are no lapses. I request that the parents not panic and cooperate with the administration in ensuring the safety of schools and children. The miscreants & culprits will not be spared.” LG VK Saxena said.
On bomb threat to several schools in Delhi-NCR, Delhi LG VK Saxena tweets, "Spoke to the Police Commissioner and sought a detailed report into the bomb threats at schools in Delhi-NCR. Directed Delhi Police to carry out a thorough search in school premises, identify the culprits… pic.twitter.com/gk9fJgqDyG
— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024
Delhi Police stated that the threat emails followed a similar pattern observed in emails sent to multiple locations since the previous day. The absence of a dateline and the use of Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) indicated that the threats were widespread and systematic in nature.
While parents expressed concerns about the authenticity of the threats, authorities assured them that all necessary precautions were being taken to ensure the safety of students.
