At least three schools in Delhi have received bomb threat emails on Friday morning. As per a report by news agency PTI, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials have said that authorities have launched search operations.
One of the schools — BT Tamil School — in central Delhi’s Jhandewalan informed the DFS about the threat at around 9.12 am, the official told the agency.
In a message to parents, another school said, “Dear Parents, this morning the school received a security threat. As a precautionary measure, the police are in school for necessary security measures. All students have been evacuated safely. Once the school is declared safe, classes will be resumed”.
These fresh threats come after at least 13 schools received bomb threat emails earlier this week on Monday.
A senior police officer said an email was sent by a username “zachary jenkins” to 13 schools, stating “Delhi will become Khalistan in the memory of Afzal Guru”. The email, signed by “Khalistan National Army” also warned of an attack on Parliament later this week, HT reported earlier.
After an explosive detection and probe, the threats were proven to be a hoax.
The next day, nearly 10 schools in Punjab’s Chandigarh and Mohali received bomb threats.
On Wednesday morning, 18 schools in Mohali received more threats, HT reported. The emails were received between 7.30 am to 8 am, right before most schools were to open for the day.