Indian School in Delhi evacuated after bomb threat via email

NEW DELHI: Indian School in South Delhi’s Sadiq Nagar was evacuated on Wednesday morning after the school administration received an email from an unknown sender with a threat about a bomb on the premises, the police said.

The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad along with the dog squad were conducting checks on the premises, the police added.

A similar email was sent to the same school in November 2022. The students were evacuated and the threat was found to be a hoax, the police said.

The email was received around 10.49 am, the police said. “Information was shared telephonically by Brijesh from the Indian School, BRT Road regarding receipt of an email regarding bombs planted in school. The email was received today morning.

The school has been evacuated and a thorough check is being done by bomb squad and AS check teams,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Chandan Chowdhary said.

The incident sparked panic among parents who received a message from the school asking them to pick their children up. “Dear Parents, On account of some unexpected security reasons, we are having to close school early. Kindly arrange to pick up your ward as per details…Front Gate…self pickup…Back gate van users. School will resume as usual tomorrow,” the message from the school said.

The police said that everybody was evacuated from the premises.