Bomb scare in Delhi-NCR: Over 100 schools receive bomb threat via mail amid elections

Updated:2 years, 3 months ago

New Delhi, May 01 (ANI): After over 100 schools across Delhi-NCR received a bomb threat via email on May 01, setting off panic among parents and faculty and prompting frenetic searches, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an official statement saying that the email appeared to be a 'hoax'. "There is no need to panic. Mails appear to be a hoax. Delhi Police and security agencies are taking necessary steps as per protocol," the official release from the MHA read. The bomb threat triggered heightened vigilance across the educational institutions, with police vehicles, ambulances and fire engines spotted outside the campuses. A wave of panic swept through Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) as several schools reported to have received bomb threats via email. The ominous messages, received in the early hours of Tuesday, prompted swift action from authorities who urged parents to retrieve their children from the affected schools. Concurrently, central agencies initiated a thorough investigation into the threats, heightening security measures across the region.

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