Over 50 schools in Delhi-NCR get bomb threat mail, parents in panic, police on spot

More than 50 schools in Delhi received bomb threats on May 1 morning, triggering a wave of panic among staff and parents.

Delhi Public School in Noida, Dwarka, and Vasant Kunj, Mother Marry School in East Mayur Vihar, Sanskriti School, Amity School in Pushp Vihar and DAV School in South West Delhi received bomb threats through email.

The police were tipped off around 6 am, following which several fire tenders and a bomb disposal squad were rushed to the spot.

Police said that based on an initial investigation, it seemed that the mail was sent to many places and followed the same pattern. The search team hasn't found anything suspicious yet.

A similar bomb threat was raised in February at Delhi Police School in RK Puram that later turned out to be a hoax.

Noida Police said that classes have been suspended in DPS, Noida and police force has been deployed.

"Taking immediate cognizance of the information, checking is being done around the school by the police force. Other necessary measures are also being taken," the Noida Police said in a brief statement.

More schools are said to have received a similar threat mail and it is suspected that one person was behind it all, an officer said.

Security agencies, including Delhi Police Special Cell, are looking to find the source of the email.

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