Bomb threat at Delhi school: e-mail appears to be a hoax, says Police

Hours after an e-mail with a bomb threat was sent to a Delhi school, triggering panic and e the police say, it appears to be a hoax after a thorough search.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Chandan Chowdhary said, "The school received the e-mail regarding the bomb threat at 10.49 am on Wednesday. They then informed the Defence Colony police station following which the security personnel reached the spot and immediately evacuated the school.

"We deployed our bomb squads and also informed the Special Cell and the Special Branch. The SWAT team is also conducting searches inside the premises," he said.

Chowdhary further said that the police force has so far conducted two rounds of search and that the third round is underway.

"We are looking for the source of the e-mail. In November last year, the school received a similar mail which was sent via a German server," he said.

The DCP, however, said the e-mail threat appears to be a hoax.

Notably, a similar e-mail was sent to the same school back in November 2022.

With Input from PTI