Delhi Public School in Mathura Road receives bomb threat via e-mail; investigation underway

Earlier this month, a Delhi school was evacuated after an e-mail warned of a bomb on the premises. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) said that the e-mail threat "appears to be a hoax".

Delhi Fire Service on Wednesday (April 26) said that Delhi Public School in Mathura Road received a bomb threat via e-mail. The officials said that investigation is underway. This is the second bomb threat in one month.

Earlier this month, a Delhi school was evacuated after an e-mail warned of a bomb on the premises. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) said that the e-mail threat "appears to be a hoax". DCP Chandan Chaudhary said that a minute and thorough checking of the school premises was undertaken by BDS, BDT, and SWAT teams after evacuating the premises.

"At 10:50 am the school got a bomb threat via e-mail. We evacuated all the students. We deployed BDT and BDS teams. We informed the Special Cell and Special Branch. We have done a visual search with the SWAT team," the DCP said.

A senior police officer said an individual - identified only as Brijesh at this time - had alerted authorities about the e-mail, which was received at 10:49 am.

Several visuals surfaced on social media and showed parents and children gathered outside the school. One video showed over half a dozen armed security personnel, in blue uniforms and with bulletproof vests, moving swiftly on to the school's campus via a small red gate.

After a brief conversation with school officials outside they march into the building.