Delhi police trace student behind bomb threat email to his school

The Delhi Police Special Cell has identified a private school student responsible for sending a bomb threat email to his own school in Paschim Vihar.

After tracing the IP address, the police team traced his home, police said.

Following questioning, the child admitted to the act and was later counselled. Police officials were quoted as saying he was let off with a warning to his parents to keep a watch on his behaviour.

According to the Special Cell, this individual is not connected to the group bomb threat emails sent to many schools in Delhi on Dec 13.

Notably , several schools in Delhi also received bomb threat emails on Dec 14.

According to police, a group mail was received by the schools at 6:12 am.

"A Group mail received by the schools at 6:12 am this morning, by the name of Barry Allah, from [email protected]," police said in a statement.

After getting a bomb threat email schools informed the Delhi police.

Bomb detection team and fire officials reached the spot but nothing suspicious was found, officials were quoted as saying. South East Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ravi Kumar Singh on Dec 13 said that as many as 30 schools across Delhi received hoax bomb threat emails.

The DCP said that the investigation into the fake threats revealed that the e-mails sent to the schools had been generated outside the country. Upon receiving the information, schools were evacuated and the Bomb Disposal Squad carried out checks at the locations.

The threatening emails raised concerns among parents and staff, though the police assured that investigations are ongoing and safety remains their priority. No explosives or hazardous materials have been found in any of the schools so far, according to police.

This is not the first instance of such threats disrupting schools in the national capital, underlining the need for robust security protocols. The schools that received the threats on Friday, included the Bhatnagar Public School in Paschim Vihar, Cambridge School in Srinivaspuri, Delhi Public School in East of Kailash, and Delhi Public School in Defence Colony. Earlier, over 40 schools in the national capital received bomb threats via e-mail demanding a ransom of USD 30,000.

This email came on Dec 8 at around 11:38 pm. Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Dec 13 expressed serious concerns about recurring bomb threats targeting schools in the national capital.

Kejriwal questioned the potential psychological and academic impact on children, saying such incidents could disrupt their studies and well-being if they continue unabated.

Delhi High Court on Nov 19 instructed the Delhi government and police to develop a comprehensive action plan, including a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to address bomb threats and related emergencies. The court set an eight-week deadline for the completion of these directives.