2024 Delhi schools bomb threats
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On the morning of 1 May 2024, around 100 schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region of India were emailed bomb threats. The emails were received by the schools around 4 am, leading to immediate evacuation and closure of schools all over Delhi.[1]
Delhi Police @DelhiPolice Some schools of Delhi received E-mails regarding bomb threats. Delhi Police has conducted thorough check of all such schools as per protocol. Nothing objectionable has been found. It appears that these calls seem to be hoax. We request the public not to panic and maintain peace.
1 May 2024[2]
Delhi Police and Delhi's education minister Atishi Marlena Singh, confirmed the news on social media. Bomb squads and Delhi police teams investigated the schools and increased security throughout the capital. According to police, "nothing suspicious was found," and the event was labeled a hoax. Police filed an FIR against unknown person under section 120B, 506 of IPC.[3]
Police reported that the IP addresses which sent the emails were Russian in origin.[4][5]
List of affected schools[edit]
Some of the major schools which received bomb threats were:[6][7][8]
- Mother Mary's School, Mayur Vihar
- St. Thomas Girls Senior Secondary School
- GD Goenka, Dwarka
- Sanskriti School, Chanakyapuri
- Army Public School, Shankar Vihar
- DPS International School
- DPS Schools in RK Puram, East of Kailash, Vasant Vihar, Dwarka and Noida
- Salwan Public School
- Bal Bharti Public School, Pusa Road
- Amity School, Pushp Vihar
- K.R. Manglam, Vikaspuri
- Green Valley School, Najafgarh
- Guru Harkishan Public School, Vasant Vihar
References[edit]
- ^ "Bomb hoax shuts nearly 100 schools in Delhi". BBC News. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Delhi Police [@DelhiPolice] (1 May 2024). "Some schools of Delhi received E-mails regarding bomb threats. Delhi Police has conducted thorough check of all such schools as per protocol. Nothing objectionable has been found. It appears that these calls seem to be hoax. We request the public not to panic and maintain peace" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Livemint (1 May 2024). "Bomb threat in Delhi schools LIVE: Delhi Police's Special Cell registers FIR". mint. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ PTI (1 May 2024). "Bomb threat in Delhi schools: Threat mail sent using Russian domain, Cyber Police tracking IP address, location". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Delhi News Live Updates: On Delhi schools bomb threat, police say hoax email from Russian IP address, organisation's role being probed". The Indian Express. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "List of schools that received bomb threat in Delhi-NCR". The Times of India. 1 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "From DPS Dwarka to Amity, list of schools that received bomb threat in Delhi-NCR". India Today. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Bomb threats in Several Delhi-NCR Schools: Over 50 schools receive bomb threats via emails, students evacuated". Business Today. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.