Indian School in South Delhi’s Sadiq Nagar was evacuated on Wednesday morning after the school administration received an email from an unknown sender with a threat about a bomb on the premises According to police, an email was sent to Indian Public School in Sadiq Nagar at 10:49 am, claiming that a bomb has been planted on its premises.  After hours of meticulous searches, police declared it a hoax call.

Earlier in the day, the panicked students and parents of ‘The Indian School’ gathered outside the school as the bomb squad and other agencies inspected the premises for any explosive substance. “This morning, a bomb threat e-mail was received by the school. Immediately all safety protocols were carried out and all children and staff were safely evacuated,” Tania Joshi, principal, The Indian School said. She said the police is investigating the matter to identify the perpetrator.  “The threat seems to be a hoax,” she added.

Videos from outside the school show a large crowd, mostly parents of the students, assembled at the gate. “We received a message from the school asking us to take our children home,” one of the parents said. This is not the first time the school admin received a bomb threat. Last year in November, the admin received a similar email from an unknown sender. That was a hoax email.

 A senior police officer said a person named Brijesh of The Indian School, BRT Road, informed them about the e-mail. The school was evacuated as a precaution, he  added.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Chandan Chowdhary said, “The school received the e-mail regarding the bomb threat at 10.49 am on Wednesday. They then informed the Defence Colony police station following which the security personnel reached the spot and immediately evacuated the school.  “We deployed our bomb squads and also informed the Special Cell and the Special Branch. The SWAT team is also conducting searches inside the premises,” he said.

Chowdhary further said that the police force has so far conducted two rounds of search and that the third round is underway. 

“We are looking for the source of the e-mail. In November last year, the school received a similar mail which was sent via a German server,” he said.  The DCP, however, said the e-mail threat appears to be a hoax.

Vigyan, a class 5 student, said he along with his classmates was evacuated from the school building and taken to the ground.