Bomb scare in schools send parents into a tizzy

M4 Hoax mail to over130 schools in Delhi-NCR sparks panic

sparks panic In a bomb scare of unprecedented scale, over 130 schools in Delhi-NCR received an identical threat email on Wednesday, claiming that explosives had been planted on their premises, triggering massive evacuations and searches as panic-stricken parents rushed to pick up their children.

"Nothing objectionable" was found during searches by authorities which later declared it a hoax.

Officials said that the initial probe suspected a "deeper conspiracy" by a terror group during the Lok Sabha elections, adding that there is suspicion that the threat mail was sent by an ISIS module.

The Delhi Police's anti-terror unit special cell has traced the domain of emails to Russia and it is suspected to have been formed with the help of the dark web an encrypted online content that allows individuals to hide their identity and location from others.

DCP New Delhi, Devesh Kumar Mahla said, "We've checked all the schools and nothing has been found, there is no need to panic." Delhi LG VK Saxena who is inspecting one of the schools that received the threat said that he had sought a detailed probe from the Delhi Police Commissioner.