12-Year-Old Behind Bomb Hoax: Cops
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The Class VIII student, who studies at a different school in the city, sent the emails as a prank, according to police. He was apprehended briefly and later released.
Meanwhile, the spate of bomb threats targeting the city's educational institutions continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, as schools across Delhi received bomb threats via email, triggering panic and evacuations. However, after thorough checks, no suspicious devices or substances were found on any of the premises.
A Delhi Fire Services official said distress calls were received by several prominent schools, including St Thomas School in Dwarka at 5.26am, Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj at 6.30am, Richmond Global School in Paschim Vihar at 8.12am, Mother's International School in Hauz Khas at 8.14am, Prudence School in Ashok Vihar at 9.23am, and Prudence School in Pitampura at 10.25am.
Two other schools — Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Lodhi Estate and St Thomas School in Paschim Vihar — also received similar threats.
The email read: "Good Morning. Explosive devices are hidden inside backpacks and placed around the classrooms of the school. This is extremely serious. You will all pay for your sins. Roadkill and Benji are the persons responsible for this bloodbath. Release our names to the press/media."
A police source said that the threat emails were routed through a German domain provider, and senior officials have written to the agency concerned to help trace the sender.
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"The emails are being sent via VPNs, which makes the tracking process extremely difficult and allows the sender to remain anonymous while issuing these hoax threats," the source added.
A security operation was launched across the schools that were affected, with Delhi Police's bomb disposal squads, cybercrime units and dog units conducting thorough checks of the premises. Ambulances also remained on standby. The fire department said one fire tender was sent to each school, and complete sweeps were conducted in coordination with bomb squads and local police.
During the inspection, sniffer dogs searched classrooms, corridors and open areas in the schools while bomb detection and disposal squad personnel used necessary equipment to scan for potential explosive devices. School administrators also took immediate action.
A senior police officer said, "On receiving the information on Wednesday, police teams immediately rushed to the schools and the premises were thoroughly inspected.
CCTV footage was also reviewed. Teams are working to find the sender of the email."
Tuesday's mails, which were sent around 7.15am, had claimed that four IEDs and two RDX explosives had been planted on the college premises, including the library, and warned they would detonate by 2pm.
DCP (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said, "Immediately after the threat was received, standard protocol was followed and a thorough search confirmed that there was nothing suspicious.
Following that, our special staff team along with the cybercrime unit began tracing the source of the email, which eventually led them to a 12-year-old boy."
A senior police officer added, "During questioning, the child admitted that he had sent the emails as a prank. He was apprehended and later released after undergoing counselling."
"The general public, school staff, students and parents are requested not to panic.
The situation is under control, and all precautionary and investigative measures have been taken," DCP Singh said.
Meanwhile, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal slammed BJP on social media platform X, stating: "For the third day in a row, bomb threats have been issued to Delhi schools. Neither Union home minister Amit Shah nor BJP's four-engine govts seem to care about the safety of Delhi's children. The BJP is hell-bent on turning Delhi into a jungle-raj."
On Monday, threat mails had been received at Navy Children School in Chanakyapuri, CRPF Public School in Dwarka Sector 16 and CRPF School in Rohini, triggering panic and causing anxiety among parents.
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