After schools, multiple hospitals in Delhi receive bomb threat emails; probe on

At least eight hospitals in Delhi on Sunday received bomb threats through emails, days after over 100 schools in the national capital region received similar threatening emails.

According to media reports, the first two hospitals that received the emails were Burari Hospital and Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital.

“A hospital in North Delhi’s Burari received an email with a bomb threat. Bomb disposal teams are at the spot. Nothing suspicious has been found,” DCP (North) Manoj Meena was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.

Burari Hospital MD Dr Ashish Goyal received the threat at around 3 pm. 

“I have access to the hospital email on my phone. The email said a bomb has been placed in the hospital. I informed the police as soon as I saw it and it appears to be a hoax. Police is investigating the matter,” he said.

No suspicious items or devices have been found so far, officials said. According to police, around eight to 10 other hospitals including Hindu Rao Hospital received the emails.

Earlier this month, over 150 schools received similar emails alleging the presence of explosives on their premises.

The incident triggered mass evacuations of schools and panic among parents, even as Delhi Police officers and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) teams rushed to the spots. After a thorough check, it was declared a hoax.

This incident comes amidst a recent spate of similar threats in Delhi and Ahmedabad. Just days ago, more than 130 schools across Delhi-NCR received identical emails. 

In Ahmedabad, several schools received similar threatening emails on May 6. According to the initial investigation, the emails were sent from the same Russian domain “mail.ru”, that was used to send the bomb threats to Delhi schools.