Prominent institutions and schools across Delhi-NCR including the St Stephen’s College, received bomb threats over email on Friday, prompting police to deploy explosive disposal units and dog squads to comb the premises. The threat emails were sent to St Stephen’s College, a constituent of the Delhi University, Ahlcon International School in Mayur Vihar Phase-1, and the Shiv Nadar School in Noida. The Delhi Police later declared the threats as hoaxes after a thorough search of both the premises.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Ram Badan Singh also dismissed the threat email sent to Shiv Nadar School as a hoax.
The police also searched the premises of Ahlcon International School.
They found nothing suspicious, according to the statement.
“At St Stephen’s College, a check with the dog squad and college security was completed in every block as well as all open spaces. Nothing suspicious was found. The college premises have now been handed over to the authorities,” the Delhi Police said in a statement.
An officer in the East Delhi district had said officials of the Ahlcon International School informed the police around 6:40 am that they had received an email regarding a bomb on the premises.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Singh said the police received information from Shiv Nadar School about a bomb threat. Dog squads, bomb disposal units, fire brigade and police teams reached the campus and conducted checks but nothing was found. “It was a hoax email, maybe sent by a student,” he added.