Bomb threat at school turns out to be hoax

A bomb threat email sent to a private school in West Delhi turned out to be a hoax. The police traced the sender to a student of the school who wanted to avoid written examination, officials said on Friday.

According to the police, a PCR call was received at the Paschim Vihar East police station from the principal of Vishal Bharti Public School. The principal reported receiving an e-mail claiming that a bomb had been planted on the premises.

Following the call, teams reached the school and activated standard bomb threat protocols. The building was evacuated, and teams from the bomb disposal squad, dog squad and Fire Department were called in to carry out thorough checks, an official said.

He said after no suspicious object was found during the search, the threat was declared a hoax.

During investigation, the cyber team traced the origin of the e-mail to a juvenile, who was later detained.

On being questioned, he admitted to sending the threat mail because he was afraid of exams and wanted the school to declare a holiday, the cop added.