Delhi Assembly gets fresh bomb threat

Delhi Assembly received a fresh threat email claiming 15 RDX bombs laced with cyanide gas would be detonated within 3 hours, along with a demand calling for the evacuation of Muslim employees. The alert was flagged by Assembly authorities, following which teams of the Delhi Police, along with bomb disposal units, dog squads and fire services, were deployed to the premises.

The Delhi Vidhan Sabha was also placed on high alert after another email claimed that 16 RDX-laden improvised explosive devices had been planted inside the Assembly, with a warning of a blast at 1:40 pm. Security agencies evacuated the building as a precaution and conducted thorough checks.

A comprehensive search operation was conducted across the Assembly complex. “Nothing suspicious has been found so far. The situation is under control,” a senior police officer said, adding that efforts are underway to trace the source of the threat email. Officials said the sender was allegedly based in Coimbatore and had cited political grievances, and efforts are ongoing to verify the authenticity of the threat.

This comes just days after a major security breach occurred at the Assembly when a car rammed into the gate.

Expressing concern over a series of threatening e-mails targeting the Delhi Assembly over the past few weeks, Speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday sought urgent action from the Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha for addressing the issue and enhancing security at the Vidhan Sabha premises.

“The Assembly received a threat mail on Monday as well. So far, the official e-mail IDs of the Assembly and the Speaker have received five bomb threat emails targeting the Vidhan Sabha. The fresh threat mail warned of 15 RDX blasts and cyanide gas use at the Assembly premises within three hours, he mentioned in the letter. Three threat mails were received consecutively during the budget session at the Delhi Assembly on March 23-25. All the threats were found to be hoax mails after thorough checks by the police.

In a letter to Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha, the Speaker said the emails reportedly mention plans of planting bombs in the Assembly building and carrying out blasts within a specified time.

He further noted that another such threatening email was received at 11.12 am on the official email ID, as well as from another email address, containing alarming claims about explosives being used inside the Assembly premises. “I request you to kindly treat this matter with utmost urgency and trace the source of these emails so that the perpetrators could be brought under law,” Gupta said in his letter to the police commissioner. “Further, immediate steps be taken to enhance the security arrangements in and around the Assembly premises to prevent any untoward incident,” he said.

The emails were repeatedly received by the Assembly on its official as well as on his personal email, from various email addresses during the past few weeks, threatening that bombs were planted at the premises, the Speaker said.

The repeatedly received threat e-mails not only hamper the smooth functioning of the Assembly but also instil a sense of fear among the staff working there, the Speaker said.

The Delhi Legislative Assembly is a very important democratic institution, and any threat to this institution is a very serious matter as it is also a threat to the democratic system, he added. A security breach was reported at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on April 6 after an SUV rammed through Gate number 2 and entered the premises, police said.

According to officials, three suspects were detained after the vehicle broke past security barriers and reached the porch area, where a bouquet and garland were placed inside the Speaker’s official car before the accused attempted to flee.

The development comes a day after similar threat emails were sent to the assembly, the Speaker’s office, and nearby locations, including the Vidhan Sabha Metro Station, triggering security sweeps. Authorities said the mails mentioned several prominent leaders, raising the seriousness of the alert. Despite this, officials maintained that Assembly proceedings would continue, asserting that security has been tightened and there is no cause for panic.