Emphasizing the importance of preparedness, he called for the development of detailed protocols and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to effectively deal with similar incidents in future.
“The Home Secretary reviewed the situation in view of the 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 situation in future. Home Secretary asked Delhi Police and schools to have close coordination for an effective response mechanism so that misinformation does not create any unnecessary panic,” a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spokesperson said in a tweet on Monday.
The spokesperson said the Home Secretary also stressed the need for increased security in schools, CCTV cameras and regular monitoring of emails.According to the Delhi Police FIR, a total of 125 bomb threat calls were received from various schools on the emergency helpline number 112 from 5:47 am to 2:13 pm on May 1, according to IANS.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has again filed a First Information Report (FIR) against unknown persons under sections 505, 21, 507 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.
The FIR states, "During my duty hours, 125 bomb threat calls were received from various schools at ERSS-112 from 5:47 pm to 14:13 pm. The school authority informed that they received these bomb threat calls. Got it on his email." It was registered on the basis of the complaint given by the police officer in the control room.The FIR further states that on receiving the call, PCR vehicles were sent to the schools, District Police, BDS, MAC, Special Cell and Crime Control Room DOMA, NORF, Fire, CATS etc. were also alerted.
"These resulted in mass inconvenience across the city and extensive drills to safely evacuate schools and carry out anti-sabotage checks. I think the emails used to send threats were very likely to cause mass panic and Made with a conspiratorial intention to harass the public,'' it read.
“The Home Secretary reviewed the situation in view of the 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 situation in future. Home Secretary asked Delhi Police and schools to have close coordination for an effective response mechanism so that misinformation does not create any unnecessary panic,” a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spokesperson said in a tweet on Monday.
The spokesperson said the Home Secretary also stressed the need for increased security in schools, CCTV cameras and regular monitoring of emails.According to the Delhi Police FIR, a total of 125 bomb threat calls were received from various schools on the emergency helpline number 112 from 5:47 am to 2:13 pm on May 1, according to IANS.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has again filed a First Information Report (FIR) against unknown persons under sections 505, 21, 507 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.
The FIR states, "During my duty hours, 125 bomb threat calls were received from various schools at ERSS-112 from 5:47 pm to 14:13 pm. The school authority informed that they received these bomb threat calls. Got it on his email." It was registered on the basis of the complaint given by the police officer in the control room.The FIR further states that on receiving the call, PCR vehicles were sent to the schools, District Police, BDS, MAC, Special Cell and Crime Control Room DOMA, NORF, Fire, CATS etc. were also alerted.
"These resulted in mass inconvenience across the city and extensive drills to safely evacuate schools and carry out anti-sabotage checks. I think the emails used to send threats were very likely to cause mass panic and Made with a conspiratorial intention to harass the public,'' it read.