4 Delhi schools receive bomb threat emails, second time this week
Bomb threats were emailed to four schools in Delhi early on Friday, leading to a multi-agency search of the premises.
This follows a similar incident on December 9, when at least 44 schools received bomb threat emails, which police later deemed hoaxes.
Former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal expressed concern over the second instance of bomb threats to schools within a week, questioning the potential impact on children and their studies.
A Delhi Fire Services official said that call regarding the threat emails were received from Bhatnagar International School, Paschim Vihar (4.21 am), Cambridge School, Shri Niwas Puri (6.23 am), DPS Amar Colony, East of Kailash (6:35 am), South Delhi Public School, Defence Colony (7.57 am), Delhi Police Public School, Safdarjung (8.02 am), Venkateshwar Global School, Rohini (8.30 am).
The fire department, police, bomb detection teams, and dog squads reached the schools to conduct thorough searches. Authorities also alerted parents, advising them to keep children at home or collect them if they had already arrived at school.
The emails were sent at 12.54 am, mentioning “parent-teachers’ meeting” and “sports day” activities, followed by a warning that the schools would face bomb blasts on Friday and Saturday, PTI reported quoting sources.
Cambridge School principal Madhavi Goswami found the email during her routine check and immediately informed the police. She assured parents that the situation was under control and announced online classes for the day.
AAP leader Kejriwal, who had criticised Delhi Police and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the earlier threats, raised the issue again on social media. He stressed the seriousness of repeated threats, saying in Hindi, “If this continues, how badly will it affect the children? What will happen to their studies?”
Delhi Police confirmed that checks and investigations were underway to ensure the safety of students and staff.
A guard at South Delhi Public School shared that parents were asked to return with their children after the school administration decided to send all students home.
On Monday, at least 44 schools across Delhi received an email warning about explosives being placed at their premises, causing panic and confusion.
The schools quickly evacuated thousands of worried students during their classes, while security forces conducted extensive checks at multiple campuses.
Delhi Police confirmed that the emails were declared a hoax by Monday afternoon after no incendiary devices were found during the search operations. Nevertheless, security was heightened across the capital, with cordons set up and emergency response vans stationed outside major schools.