At least 40 schools in Bengaluru and 50 schools in Delhi received bomb threats on Friday. Search operations and a probe have been launched across various schools in Bengaluru.
Nearly 50 educational institutions in the national capital, including St Xavier's in Civil Lines, Richmond Global School in Paschim Vihar, Abhinav Public School in Rohini and The Sovereign School in Rohini, received bomb threats. This marked the fourth consecutive day such threats were issued for schools across the national capital.
A statement released by the North Delhi police confirmed that bomb threats were received by IP College for Women, Hindu College, Sri Ram College of Commerce. All these colleges are located in the North Campus of Delhi University. "Standard drill is being followed. Campuses are being searched," the statement added.
In Bengaluru, too, 40 schools received bomb threats in a similar pattern. As per a report by India Today, private schools across various areas, including Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Kengeri, were among those targeted by the bomb threat messages. Bengaluru city police have deployed multiple teams across the schools for the alerts that were called in.
Two educational institutes in Delhi and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai received bomb threats on Tuesday morning. A 12-year-old boy from South Delhi allegedly sent the fake threats. The boy was apprehended on Wednesday and was later released after counselling. During counselling, the boy revealed that he wanted the schools to be shut down and had randomly tagged the email IDs of the college and the school.
In February, private schools and a Delhi University college received similar threats in Delhi, which were later found to be hoaxes. Authorities are currently investigating the source of these emails and whether the incidents are linked.
Incidents of bomb threats have risen in the recent past. Such threats have targeted aeroplanes, eminent tourist spots including the Taj Mahal, stadiums and educational institutions. In the last two years, more than 500 educational institutions in the country have received bomb threats. All of these threats were found to be hoaxes after investigation.
