30 Capital schools sent bomb threats again

Second such incident this week, over 44 Delhi schools had received similar threats on Monday

- Jignasa Sinha

NEW DELHI: At least 30 schools across Delhi received hoax bomb threats on email in the early hours of Friday, leading to widespread chaos as parents scrambled to retrieve their children from school amid the morning rush, police said.

Despite thorough searches by the Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Services (DFS), and bomb squads, no suspicious items were found, police said.

This is the second such incident this week — on Monday, over 44 schools received similar threats. Of the 30 schools targeted on Friday, 22 were repeats from Monday.

Police suspect the count may rise as some schools were "yet to check" their email.

The threatening emails, sent at 12.54 a.m. from [e-mail], did not include any demands. On Monday, an unidentified accused had sent the threat from a Gmail ID demanding $30,000.

Police suspect the same sender or group was behind both incidents. Preliminary investigations suggest the server used could be located in China or the Netherlands, possibly via a VPN.