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Delhi schools receive bomb threat emails in Punjabi; massive search underway
On January 29, at least eight schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails from an unknown person, who used a VPN to send the emails.
More than a dozen Delhi schools received bomb threat emails on Monday morning.
More than a dozen schools in Delhi, including DPS and Bal Bharati in Rohini and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Lodi Estate, received bomb threat emails prompting authorities to conduct checks in the premises Monday morning. The police said they have not found anything suspicious so far.
According to an official of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), they received calls from around 10 schools between 8.33 am and 9.17 am. Fire tenders, along with teams from the Bomb Detection Team (BDT), Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), and Dog Squad, were sent to the respective schools, and searches were conducted.
The police said the emails, sent via Gmail, were written in Punjabi and were suspected to have been sent via a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Meanwhile, the schools sent messages to parents about the threat to avoid panic.
A message sent from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya stated, “This morning, the school received a security threat. As a precautionary measure, the authorities have been immediately informed, and the bomb squad is conducting a thorough inspection of the entire campus. All students have been evacuated safely.”
“Student safety remains our highest priority, and all necessary protocols are being followed. Once the school is declared safe, classes will be resumed. We appreciate your trust, cooperation, and understanding as we work to ensure a safe and secure environment for all our students,” it added.
On January 29, at least eight schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails from an unknown person, who used a VPN to send the emails. Most earlier email threats remain unsolved by the police.
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