A bomb threat email has been sent to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, schools and several other institutions. The Delhi police said that investigation is being done. The Delhi police said the bomb threat email has been sent to Delhi airport, schools and several other institutions. The cops said the email claimed that bombs had been placed around school and airport administrations and warned of a “blood pool” if authorities did not act within 24 hours, reported PTI.
According to police, the sender identified themselves as the leader of a terrorist group namely “terrorizers 111”. The threat email read that bombs were placed around the administration of schools and airports, and there were 24 hours to react or face the blood pool, the news agency said, quoting police.
Earlier officials said that two Delhi schools received bomb threat emails on Sunday morning. An official of the Delhi Fire Services said the threats were later declared a hoax.
The schools were CRPF Public School in Dwarka, and a Sarvodaya Vidyalaya near Qutub Minar, they said. “Police teams, fire personnel, and bomb disposal units were promptly deployed to the affected schools to carry out a search operation properly. However, nothing suspicious was found,” the official added.
Last Saturday, several schools in Delhi received bomb threats via phone calls, prompting immediate evacuations and security checks. The schools that reported threats included Delhi Public School (DPS) Dwarka, Krishna Model Public School and Sarvodaya Vidyalaya. Police teams and bomb disposal squads rushed to each site and conducted thorough searches.
At DPS Dwarka, the management announced that the school would remain closed for the day due to “unavoidable circumstances.” This also led to the postponement of mid-term exams that were scheduled for Saturday.
Bomb threat to plane at Jammu airport
Earlier in the day, a private airliner received a bomb threat email at the Jammu airport, leading to a full anti-sabotage drill by the security forces. However, the threat was later declared hoax as nothing suspicious was found during the thorough search conducted by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and police.
“An email was received by a private airliner this morning, and accordingly, a security drill in such situations was followed to rule out the presence of any explosive substance. The email was a hoax,” an official of the Airport Authority of India said.
Further investigation is underway.