The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has assured that the bomb threats received by over 50 schools were a “hoax call,” after the Delhi Police cleared some schools, giving much relief to parents as many students were sent back home on Wednesday.
“There is no need to panic. Mails appears to be hoax. Delhi Police and security agencies are taking necessary steps as per protocol,” a home ministry official said.
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Students sent back home after over 50 Delhi-NCR schools receive bomb threats, police say ’no need to panic’
Over 50 schools across the national capital received bomb threats on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuations and investigations by Delhi Fire Service and bomb squad teams.
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.
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena inspected one of the schools in Delhi’s Model Town.
“Delhi police reached very quickly and the entire area has been cordoned off and search operations are going on. Dog squads, and bomb disposal units are also working. I want to assure the people of Delhi that Delhi Police is fully prepared and we will try to prevent any untoward incident from happening. 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,” the LG said.
What has the investigation shown so far?
Meanwhile, a preliminary investigation has revealed that several emails were sent to different schools from yesterday till today with no mention of a dateline.
“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, adding that the mail mentioned Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) which could mean that it was sent to multiple addresses.
However, no bombs have been found on any of the school premises yet.
“We’ve checked all the schools and nothing has been found, there is no need to panic,” DCP Central, Devesh Kumar Mahla said.
Initial investigation indicates that the mails might been sent from outside the country. However, the Delhi Police suspects that the IP addresses may have been masked through VPN.
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Situation in Delhi schools safe, bomb threats ‘appear to be a hoax,’ says MHA
