New Delhi, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Monday reviewed the situation in some schools in the national capital in the wake of fake emails received last week and stressed the need to increase security, CCTV cameras and regular monitoring of emails in schools.
Bhalla also asked Delhi Police and schools to have close coordination for an effective response mechanism so that misinformation does not create unnecessary panic.
A Home Ministry spokesperson said, "The Home Secretary reviewed the situation in the wake of fake emails received by some schools in Delhi last week. He stressed the need to prepare detailed protocols and SOPs to deal with any such situations in future." Gave."
"The Home Secretary also stressed the need for increased security in schools, CCTV cameras and regular monitoring of emails," the spokesperson said.
The meeting was attended by Delhi Chief Secretary and Delhi Police Commissioner.
On May 1, more than 200 schools in Delhi-NCR received a similar threat e-mail claiming that explosives had been planted on their campus, triggering mass evacuation and searches as panicked parents fled. Ran to pick up their children. "Nothing incriminating" was found during the search by authorities, who later declared it a hoax.
On Monday, on the eve of Lok Sabha elections in Ahmedabad, about 16 schools received an email threatening bomb blasts, although a police statement said it was a hoax as searches found nothing suspicious.
Bhalla also asked Delhi Police and schools to have close coordination for an effective response mechanism so that misinformation does not create unnecessary panic.
A Home Ministry spokesperson said, "The Home Secretary reviewed the situation in the wake of fake emails received by some schools in Delhi last week. He stressed the need to prepare detailed protocols and SOPs to deal with any such situations in future." Gave."
"The Home Secretary also stressed the need for increased security in schools, CCTV cameras and regular monitoring of emails," the spokesperson said.
The meeting was attended by Delhi Chief Secretary and Delhi Police Commissioner.
On May 1, more than 200 schools in Delhi-NCR received a similar threat e-mail claiming that explosives had been planted on their campus, triggering mass evacuation and searches as panicked parents fled. Ran to pick up their children. "Nothing incriminating" was found during the search by authorities, who later declared it a hoax.
On Monday, on the eve of Lok Sabha elections in Ahmedabad, about 16 schools received an email threatening bomb blasts, although a police statement said it was a hoax as searches found nothing suspicious.
