More than 40 schools in the national capital received bomb threats via e-mail and demanded a ransom of USD 30,000, Delhi Police said on December 9.
“I planted multiple bombs (lead azide, explosive compound used in detonators) inside the building. The bombs are small and hidden very well. It will not cause very much damage to the building, but many people will be injured when the bombs detonate. You all deserve to suffer and lose limbs. If I do not receive USD 30,000, I will detonate the bombs,” the threat mail read.
This email came on December 8 at around 11:38 pm.
#WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from outside Mother Mary's School in Mayur Vihar – one of the schools that received bomb threats, via e-mail
More than 40 schools received bomb threats via e-mail, in Delhi, today. pic.twitter.com/XrQHYhkP7x
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2024
Delhi Public School in RK Puram and GD Goenka Public School in Paschim Vihar received bomb threats. Vipin Malhotra, who is at GD Goenka Public School to take his ward back home, said, “We got a call from school management, half an hour after my ward reached school.”
#WATCH | A team of Delhi police arrives at RK Puram's DPS – one of the two schools that received bomb threats, via e-mail, this morning pic.twitter.com/c23ciJTLGi
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2024
The school administrations have sent the students back home, while the police and Fire Department have also been informed at 7 am.
#WATCH | Delhi | Vipin Malhotra, who is at GD Goenka Public School to take his ward back home, says, "We got a call from school management, half an hour after my ward reached school…" https://t.co/MBhXeyGAlO pic.twitter.com/vR5pZykirP
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2024
Meanwhile, Mother Mary’s School, British School, Salwan Public School, and Cambridge School also received bomb threats via e-mail, Delhi Police said.
The Mother Mary’s School stated that an email was received this morning regarding a bomb threat in school.
“Dear Parents, an email was received this morning regarding a bomb threat in school. As such the students are being dispersed immediately as a precautionary measure. You are requested to kindly collect your wards from your respective bus stops. On the footer, parents are requested to kindly come and collect their wards immediately. The Bus Route Incharges will keep you updated about the movement of the buses from time to time,” Mother Mary’s School stated.
Earlier on November 19, the Delhi High Court instructed the Delhi Government and Delhi Police to develop a comprehensive action plan, including a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to address bomb threats and related emergencies. The Court has set a deadline of eight weeks for the completion of these directives.
Similar bomb threats were received on May 1, more than 60 schools across Delhi and Noida received bomb threat emails. The threats prompted swift action from authorities, with evacuations and safety measures implemented immediately.
Among the targeted institutions were prominent schools, including Delhi Public School (DPS) branches in Dwarka, Vasant Kunj, and Noida, as well as Mother Mary School in Mayur Vihar, Sanskriti School, Amity School in Pushp Vihar, and DAV School in South West Delhi.
(with inputs from ANI)
