Bomb Threats Trigger Panic in Delhi Schools – Student Evacuations in DPS RK Puram, GD Goenka and More Schools

Highlights

• Nearly 40 schools in Delhi including DPS RK Puram and GD Goenka Paschim Vihar received bomb threats via email.
• Delhi Police, Bomb Disposal Squads and fire department teams conducted thorough searches.
• No suspicious items were found but schools remain closed for ongoing investigations.
• Delhi CM Atishi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal criticised the central government for the law and order situation.

Bomb threats sent to nearly 40 schools across Delhi caused panic and led to evacuations. Prestigious schools like DPS RK Puram, DPS Vasant Kunj, GD Goenka Paschim Vihar, The British School and several DAV schools were targeted via emails received late Sunday night.

Delhi Police confirmed, “Two schools in Delhi received bomb threats via e-mail—one in RK Puram and another one in Paschim Vihar. School administrations have sent children back to their homes. Fire and police informed.”

The threatening email reportedly read, “I planted multiple bombs inside (school) buildings. The bombs are small and hidden very well. While they won’t cause significant damage to the buildings, they will injure many people when detonated. If I do not receive $30,000, I will detonate the bombs,” according to ANI.

#WATCH | Delhi | Visuals from outside of GD Goenka Public school, Paschim Vihar – one of the two schools that received bomb threats, via e-mail, today morning pic.twitter.com/XoIBJoVsVt

— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2024

VIDEO | Delhi: Delhi Public School, RK Puram, allegedly receives bomb threat. Police team at the spot. More details are awaited. #DelhiNews #bombthreat

(Full video available on PTI Videos – pic.twitter.com/lky4dsgprt

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 9, 2024

The first alert came from GD Goenka Paschim Vihar at 6:15 am, followed by DPS RK Puram at 7 am. The emails sent at 11:38 pm on Sunday claimed that bombs were planted on school premises.

The Delhi Police, Bomb Disposal Squads (BDS) and fire department teams quickly responded, conducting thorough searches at all affected schools. While no suspicious items have been found so far, students and staff were evacuated as a precaution. Schools remain temporarily closed as investigations continue. Cybercrime teams are working to trace the source of the emails.

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi expressed her concerns on social media, criticizing the central government. She wrote, “After the daily incidents of ransom, murders, firing in Delhi, now threats of bombing of schools are being received. The law and order situation in Delhi has never been so bad before. The BJP-ruled central government has failed in its only task of providing security to the people of Delhi.”

दिल्ली में रोजमर्रा होने वाली फिरौती, हत्याओं, गोलीबारी की घटनाओं के बाद अब स्कूलों को बम से उड़ाने की धमकियाँ मिल रही है।

दिल्ली में लॉ एंड ऑर्डर की ऐसी बदहाल हालत पहले कभी नहीं रही। भाजपा शासित केंद्र सरकार दिल्ली वालों को सुरक्षा देने के अपने इकलौते काम में फेल हो चुकी है…

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) December 9, 2024

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal also criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying, “The people of Delhi have never seen such a bad state of law and order in Delhi before. Amit Shah ji should come and answer the people of Delhi.”

दिल्ली वालों ने दिल्ली में कानून व्यवस्था की इतनी बुरी हालत पहले कभी नहीं देखी थी। अमित शाह जी को आकर दिल्ली वालों को जवाब देना चाहिए।

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 9, 2024

This isn’t the first time Delhi has faced such incidents. In May, over 100 schools received bomb threats that turned out to be hoaxes. Similar threats were later made to Delhi airport, hospitals, and malls. In August, more than 100 hospitals and shopping centres were targeted, with all threats proving false.

The recent threats have disrupted school operations and heightened concerns about safety, but authorities remain vigilant to ensure public security.

FAQs

Q1. Which schools in Delhi were targeted by bomb threats?

Answer. Nearly 40 schools in Delhi, including DPS RK Puram, DPS Vasant Kunj, GD Goenka Paschim Vihar, The British School and several other DAV schools were targeted by bomb threats sent via email.

Q2. How did the authorities respond to the bomb threats in Delhi schools?

Answer. Delhi Police, Bomb Disposal Squads, and fire department teams conducted thorough searches at all affected schools.

Q3. Did Delhi Police find anything suspicious after school bomb threats?

Answer. No, as of now, no suspicious items were found, but students and staff were evacuated as a precaution, and schools remain temporarily closed as investigations continue.

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