New Delhi [India], Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg on Wednesday said email bomb threats received by more than 80 schools in the Delhi-NCR region were probably hoaxes. Many schools sent their students home after receiving threatening mail, causing panic. Between parents. "We have received more than 80 calls in Delhi alone. There were calls about bomb threats, and we responded to all the calls and sent fire tenders to all the places. But some schools started sending their vehicles back Is.I believe all these calls are likely to be proven to be rumours,” Garg said, stressing that it is important to pay attention to every call, even if it is a false alarm, as safety is the top priority. Home The ministry (MHA) said it appears to be a fake threat and there is no need to panic. “Every call was attended; We cannot take risks on any call. If we get a call, we have to attend it. So, we attended all the calls.Since I got the information around 8 am, I immediately alerted everyone," Garg said. "All officials at our stations are ready to go wherever required. We have postponed other work. The fire chief also appealed to the public to remain calm and assured them that the fire department is fully prepared to deal with any emergency.
He said, “There is no need to panic.” Garg said, “We are fully prepared.Since some schools have already sent back their vehicles, I feel that all these calls are false and possibly the work of mischievous elements who are trying to create panic." Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said he has contacted Delhi Police. Has demanded a detailed investigation from the Commissioner. Earlier, after the news of bomb threat, police officials said that the Special Cell of Delhi Police has started investigation but till now nothing has been done. The suspect has not been found. According to sources, initial investigation has revealed that the email address used to send the threatening mail to more than 80 schools in Delhi-NCR was a Russian domain.However, the police are yet to ascertain whether the email actually came from Russia or not. Police are now tracking the IP address of the email address. Sources told ANI that such emails are usually sent using a VPN connection so that the sender can hide the original IP address. The cyber team is confident of tracing the IP address. Sources in the investigation team also say that the dark web can be used to send threatening mail.Noida, Ghaziabad and Delhi police are conducting a joint investigation to ascertain the situation. As news of the threats spread, the Delhi government's Directorate of Education issued a statement confirming that no dangerous devices or suspicious activity were found in any of the affected schools. Delhi Police PRO Suman Nalwa confirmed that nothing suspicious was found in any school during the investigation. There is a bomb in their premises. Delhi Police has conducted a search operation but nothing untoward has been found so far...It seems that someone has done this to create panic...I just want to request the parents not to panic Investigation regarding the same,” Delhi Police PRO said, Delhi Police Crime Branch Special CP Ravinder Yadav said, “These emails were received in several schools.Some hospitals received this email yesterday also. Intensive investigation is going on. Bomb disposal squad, dog squad and fire tender are present here...even if it is a fake call, we cannot take the risk. We will conduct an investigation... The schools in Delhi-NCR to which threatening emails have been sent have been closed as a precautionary measure and the children have been sent back.