Bomb hoax: HC seeks rescue details

Court was hearing a petition expressing concern about bomb threats to schools in recently

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THE Delhi High Court on Monday asked the city police to give details of the measures taken to ensure safe evacuation of school children in case of a bomb threat with least dependency on parents and without causing any panic.

The high court directed the Delhi Police and the Delhi government to file affidavits giving data on the number of schools in each zone, the nodal authority in each zone which will be responsible for taking action in case of receipt of a threat, the time required for taking action on receipt of a bomb threat, and the number of mock drills that have been conducted under supervision of police and other departments.