Navy and CRPF schools in Delhi receive hoax bomb threats

New Delhi: At least three schools in the national capital, including two CRPF schools and a Navy Children school, received bomb threats on Monday morning, which were later declared 'hoax' by authorities.

The threats were sent via email in the early hours of Monday to CRPF schools in Sector 16, Dwarka and Prashant Vihar and the Navy Children School in Chanakyapuri, officials said.

Authorities carried out a thorough check of the school premises later and declared the threats to be a hoax, as nothing suspicious was found.

The Delhi Fire Services said a fire tender each was rushed to the schools. "It was declared a hoax after a thorough check by multiple agencies, including the fire department," a fire official said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said, "Early on Monday morning, Dwarka North police station received a PCR call informing about a bomb threat at CRPF School here.

"The area was promptly sanitised. Local police, sniffer dogs and bomb disposal squads reached the school and conducted due checks," he said.

The DCP added that cyber police experts are ascertaining the source of the email. "Security has been tightened at the school. Nothing suspicious has been found so far," he said.

DCP (Rohini) Rajeev Ranjan said, "We received a call from the school around 8 am. After nothing suspicious was found on the premises of CRPF School in Prashant Vihar, it was declared a hoax."