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Delhi: Four schools receive bomb threat mails, found to be hoaxes
PTI | October 24, 2025 10:00 PM CST

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Panic gripped the national capital as four schools received bomb threat emails Friday morning. Authorities swiftly evacuated students and staff from CRPF School, Sant Darshan Public School, Shanti Gyan Niketan, and Andhra School. Bomb disposal units and dog squads conducted thorough checks, ultimately declaring all threats as hoaxes. Police are now actively tracing the origin of these disruptive emails.

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Four schools in the national capital once again received bomb threat emails on Friday morning, prompting authorities to immediately evacuate the premises for a thorough check, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said.

The officer further informed that four bomb threat emails were sent targeting different schools, all of which later turned out to be hoaxes.

According to the fire department, the first call was received at 8.15 am regarding a bomb threat at the CRPF School in Sector 16, Dwarka, followed by another at 8.20 am from Sant Darshan Public School in Nangloi.


Around 8.51 am, a similar call was made from Shanti Gyan Niketan in Goyla Dairy area, and the fourth threat was reported from Andhra School in Prasad Nagar at 10.33 am.

Multiple teams of the DFS, along with local police, bomb disposal units, and dog squads, were rushed to each location, the official said.

"All the premises were thoroughly checked, and no suspicious items were found. The calls were declared hoaxes after verification," he added.

According to officials, the police are tracing the source of the email to identify those responsible for spreading panic.


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