Earlier, two schools in Malviya Nagar and Prasad Nagar in Karol Bagh received a bomb threat at 7:40 AM, with a fire tender being dispatched in the area.
Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya (SKV) in Malviya Nagar received the bomb threat at 7:40 AM, and Prasad Nagar's Andhra School in Karol Bagh received a threat at 7:42 AM.
As a safety measure, the schools were quickly evacuated. Police and bomb disposal teams arrived at the scene and began a thorough search of the premises.
Kishtwar Additional Superintendent of Police Pradeep Singh told ANI that rescue operations are underway with the Jammu and Kashmir Police, SDRF, Fire Services, CISF, CRPF and the Army on the ground.
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