'Delhi will become Khalistan': Bomb threats sent to at least 7 schools in capital; declared hoax

New Delhi: At least seven schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails on Friday morning, which were later declared a 'hoax', officials said.

The threatening email carried disturbing and provocative content, claiming, "Delhi will become Khalistan and bomb blast will happen at 1.11 pm in schools."

The email also claimed that a blast would take place inside Parliament at 2.11 pm, prompting heightened security alerts and coordination among multiple agencies.


The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) revealed the names of schools that received the threat email -- Delhi Tamil Education Association on Pusa Road, Kendriya Vidyalaya in Gole Market, Happy Public School in Daryaganj, Rabea Public School in Ballimaran, and CL Bhalla DAV School in Jhandewalan.

Police said that two other schools -- Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Lodhi Estate and British School in Chankyapuri -- also received the threat emails.

According to DFS, the first call was received before 9.12 am, followed by others at 9.59 am, 11.07 am, 11.08 am, and 1.39 pm.

In a message to parents, the SPV 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".

"We carried out thorough search operations and found nothing suspicious. The threat has been declared a 'hoax," the DFS said.

A similar incident occurred on Monday when more than a dozen schools received bomb threat emails, which also turned out to be a hoax.

Senior police officers said cyber teams have been pressed into service to trace the origin of the email, while security arrangements across sensitive locations in the capital have been reviewed.