At least three schools in the national capital received bomb threats on Monday morning, prompting the emergency services to be called in, a Delhi Police official said.
Atleast 3 Schools In Delhi Receive Bomb Threats
Early this morning, three schools informed the police that they had received bomb threat emails. The Delhi Police sanitised the campuses and found no safety concerns.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said that around eight AM, police received calls regarding the bomb threats from CRPF Schools in Prashant Vihar and Dwarka Sector 16, as well as another school in Chanakyapuri, reported PTI.
According to the Times of India, the three schools that received bomb threat emails are the Navy School in Chanakyapuri, the CRPF School in Dwarka, and one in Rohini.
Police teams equipped to deal with potential bombs were deployed to the sites. "Police teams immediately moved in to check the school premises," he said.
Singh said to PTI, "Early on Monday morning, Dwarka North police station received a PCR call informing about a bomb threat at CRPF School here. The area was promptly sanitised. Local police, sniffer dogs and bomb disposal squads reached the school and conducted due checks”.
Security has been tightened in the school. "Nothing suspicious has been found so far," the DCP said.
He added that cyber police experts are ascertaining the source of the email.
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