NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: At least 45 schools and three Delhi University colleges on Friday received fake bomb threat emails, marking it as the fourth consecutive day of such an incident. It triggered panic among the parents and prompted authorities, including security agencies, to thoroughly check the premises.
Delhi Police, along with bomb disposal and dog squads and the fire department, rushed to these schools and colleges after they received the mail.
The content of the email, which was allegedly sent from roadkillmentalhospital@atomicmail.com, mentioned that the explosives were skilfully hidden in black plastic bags. “Hello. I am writing to let you know that I have placed several explosive devices (trinitrotoluene) in the classrooms,” read the mail.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said that on Friday, they received information that St Xavier’s School, IP College for Women, Hindu College, and Shri Ram College of Commerce had received bomb threats through emails. Standard drill was being followed, and campuses were being searched, he said.
In Dwarka, the administration of as many as six schools — St Thomas School, GD Goenka School, DIS Edge School, Modern International School, Dwarka International School and La Petite Montessori — informed police about the threats. Subsequently, rescue operations were initiated.
Similarly, in Rohini, the evacuation process had to be started after the authorities of MRG School in Sector 3, Delhi Public School, Sovereign Public School and Heritage Public School in Sector 24, Delhi International Public School in Sector 9, Abhinav Public School in Sector 3 and Heritage School contacted the police following emails claiming the presence of explosive devices within their premises.
Schools in Pitampura (Maxfort Junior School and Guru Nanak School) and Paschim Vihar (Richmond School and Doon Public School) also received the emails.
It was also mentioned in the email, “I will erase every last one of you from this world. Not a single soul will survive. I will gladly laugh when I watch the news, only to see the parents show up at the school and to be greeted by cold, dismembered bodies of their children.”
“You all deserve to suffer. I truly hate my life; I will commit suicide after the news kicks in. I will slit my throat and my wrists. I was never truly helped --psychiatrists, psychologists, no one has ever cared, and no one will ever care,” it stated.
Queen Global International School in Dilshad Garden sent a message to the parents of the students asking them to pick up their kids.
“The school has received a bomb threat and is put under surveillance by the teams of Delhi Police. Due to safety concerns, we request all the parents to pick up the students asap. The school transport will not be running,” it stated.
According to the police, the cyber personnel are checking the origin of the email to trace the source of the content.
Former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has slammed the BJP over the matter. She took to her social media platform and said, “Schools have received bomb threats today. Think of the trauma that children, parents and teachers would be going through. BJP controls all 4 engines of governance in Delhi and is yet not able to provide any safety or security to our children. Shocking.”
In light of the given events of continous fake bomb threats in educational institutions across the capital, ahead of Independence Day, Delhi Police, along with other security agencies, held anti-terror mock drills at over 10 locations across the national capital on Thursday and Friday to ensure security preparedness.