Local police personnel, a bomb disposal squad, a dog squad and a SWAT team were immediately rushed to the spot (Photo: ANI)
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Rajesh Deo, after reviewing the situation, said the bomb threat was received on the official email ID of the school administration and the police was informed around 8 am.
No suspicious object was found during a thorough search of the premises of the Delhi Public School on Mathura Road here after the school administration received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday morning, officials said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East) Rajesh Deo, after reviewing the situation, said the bomb threat was received on the official email ID of the school administration and the police was informed around 8 am.
He said that local police personnel, bomb disposal squad, dog squad and SWAT team were immediately sent to the spot.
“It was a challenge… All the buildings on the school campus were checked and no suspicious items were found. The condition is normal. We also searched the outer areas of the school premises.
As news of the bomb spread, panic-stricken parents gathered outside the school and took their children home.
The school was evacuated around 8 a.m. and the fire department was notified of the danger. Officials said a fire engine has been sent to the spot.
The Indian School in Delhi’s Sadiq Nagar had received two bomb threats in April this year and in November 2022.
The most recent threat to The Indian School was made through an email on 12 April, after which the school was evacuated as a bomb squad and other agencies inspected the premises for any explosives. The mail was later declared a hoax.
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