Day After Explosion, Delhi School In Same Area Receives Bomb Threat

Police, the bomb disposal squad, and the dog squad, along with DFS personnel checked and searched the entire premises of the school.

The school administration has informed the authorities, who are now investigating the incident. [Representational Image]

Source : PTI

A bomb threat was received via email at Venkateshwar Global School in Rohini, Delhi, on Friday. The school administration took the precautionary measure of evacuating the premises and informed the authorities. The source of the threatening email is being traced to identify the sender.

The threat was declared a hoax after a thorough search of the school premises, Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials told PTI. A call was received from the Delhi Police about the bomb threat email at 10.57 am. A team of the DFS immediately reached the spot. Police, bomb disposal squad, and dog squad, along with DFS personnel checked and searched the entire premises of the school, the officer said. No suspicious object was found and the threat was declared a hoax, the officer added.

This Delhi school bomb threat incident follows a low-intensity blast near a cinema hall in Rohini on Thursday, which left one person injured. The incident occurred nearly 40 days after an explosion at a CRPF school in the same area. Yesterday's blast took place about 500 meters from the CRPF school, where a powerful explosion on October 20 had ripped through its wall.

Prashant Vihar Blast: FIR Filed, Probe Underway

The Delhi Police have registered an FIR regarding Thursday's explosion near a cinema hall in Rohini. The case, filed under sections 326(g) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, section 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, and section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act, is currently being investigated by the Prashant Vihar police station.  

The FIR is against unknown individuals, and efforts are underway to identify and apprehend the person(s) responsible for planting or dumping the explosive material, according to police officials.  

Over a dozen teams from the Special Cell, Crime Branch, and local police have reviewed CCTV footage from the area but have found no suspicious activity so far. Residents, sweepers, and security guards have also been questioned as part of the ongoing investigation.