At least 100 schools in the Delhi-NCR area received bomb threats through emails on Wednesday leading to chaos and widespread alarm but “nothing objectionable” was found, officials said, requesting people not to panic.
The schools were evacuated after local police were informed about the threat emails.
According to Delhi Fire Service (DFS), at least 97 calls from different schools have been received till 12 noon on Wednesday. All the calls are being attended diligently, an officer said.
Multiple private schools in Noida and Greater Noida also received the bomb threat.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said it appears to be a hoax threat and that there was no need to panic. Delhi Police said it has conducted a thorough check of all schools that received the bomb threat but found nothing.
“Some schools of Delhi received emails regarding bomb threats. Delhi Police has conducted thorough check of all such schools as per protocol,” Delhi Police said in a post on X.
“Nothing objectionable has been found. It appears that these calls seem to be hoax. We request the public not to panic and maintain peace,” it said.