The bomb threats that created huge panic in multiple schools across Delhi reportedly originated from a server located in Russia. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday said that Delhi Police was able to trace the email address used to send the threatening messages to almost 100 schools.
Sources have revealed that all the schools received the threat emails from a single IP address. In fact, all the schools received the same email, the screenshots of which have been making rounds on social media.
Delhi Police’s Cyber team has now joined the investigation. The news of the emails being sent from a Russian domain, however, hasn’t been confirmed by the police.
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The police are now tracking the IP address of the email address. Sources have told ANI that these kinds of emails are usually sent using a VPN connection to enable the sender to mask the original IP address. The Cyber team is confident of tracing the IP address. Sources in the investigation team also say that the Dark Web could have been used to send the threat mail.
According to Delhi Police, the schools that got the bomb threats include Sanskriti School in Chanakyapuri, Mother Mary School in Mayur Vihar, Delhi Public School of Dwark, DAV School, Amity School, Pushp Vihar, Saket and Noida and Sanskriti School of New Delhi district.
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LG Saxena, who visited Delhi’s Model Town where one school received the threat, said, ” Delhi Police has found out from where these emails are coming, investigation is underway. All I would like to say is that the culprits will not be spared and will be given strict punishment.”
Teams from Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad are conducting a joint investigation on the matter and are covering all angles to identify the culprit or culprits.
“Initial investigation shows that since yesterday, mails have been sent to many places and it seems to be following the same pattern,” the police said earlier.
While most schools got clearance from the Delhi Police, senior officials from the force, including the Special CPS and CP, are currently holding a meeting to assess the situation.
With inputs from agencies
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Russian domain used to send bomb threats in Delhi schools? Emails traced, says LG
