Over 40 schools receive hoax bomb threats

More than 40 schools across Delhi received bomb threats via email on Monday, police officials said.

Among the targeted institutions were prominent names such as Mother Mary’s School, the British School, Salwan Public School, Delhi Public School (DPS) and Cambridge School.

The threats began early in the morning, with RK Puram’s DPS receiving an email at 7:06 am and GD Goenka School in Paschim Vihar at 6:15 am.

The email claimed, “I planted multiple bombs inside (school) buildings. The bombs are small and hidden very well. It will not cause much damage to the building, but many people will be injured when the bombs detonate. If I do not receive $30,000, I will detonate the bombs.”

Centre, AAP govt behaving recklessly: Delhi Cong chief

Expressing grave concern over the recent bomb threats, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Devender Yadav on Monday accused the AAP-led Delhi Government and BJP-led Central Government of “behaving recklessly” by trading accusations instead of implementing strong, urgent measures to ensure public safety. He said, “Gangsters and criminals run their writ with impunity without any fear of the police. AAP and BJP have been acting with utmost irresponsibility in maintaining law and order.”

In response, school administrations acted promptly, evacuating students and staff. Police, fire officials, bomb squads, and local law enforcement launched search operations. However, no suspicious objects were discovered at DPS or GD Goenka.

Delhi Police PRO Sanjay Tyagi said, “We are ensuring the security of all the schools and the children...we will reach the source of the email soon and take action.”

The incident follows a similar email threat to Rohini’s Venkateshwar Global School last week, which turned out to be a hoax. In a related case two months ago, CRPF schools in Delhi and elsewhere also received bomb threats. These recurring incidents have heightened concerns among parents and officials.

The Delhi High Court had recently directed the AAP government and the Delhi Police to formulate a comprehensive action plan, including a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), to address such emergencies.

Justice Sanjeev Narula added that the SOP must involve all stakeholders, including school administrations and municipal authorities.