Delhi student sends bomb threat to his school. Reason: He hadn't studied for exam

The Delhi school was evacuated and searched, but no bomb was found. Police apprehended the student and are proceeding as per juvenile justice provisions.

A bomb threat e-mail sent to a private school in outer Delhi turned out to be a hoax, with police tracing the sender to a student who wanted to avoid exams, officials said on Friday.

Police officials outside a Delhi school after it received bomb threat email. (ANI File)

According to police, a PCR call was received at the Paschim Vihar East police station on Thursday after the principal of Vishal Bharti Public School reported receiving an e-mail claiming that a bomb had been planted on the premises.

“Multiple teams reached the school and activated standard bomb threat protocols. The building was evacuated, and teams from the Bomb Disposal Squad, Dog Squad, and Fire Department were called in to carry out thorough checks,” a senior police officer said.

After a detailed search, no suspicious object was found and the threat was declared a hoax, the officer added.

A case was registered, and during the investigation, the cyber team traced the e-mail to a juvenile student. “The juvenile was apprehended and during questioning, he admitted to sending the threatening mail because he was afraid of exams and wanted the school to declare a holiday,” the officer said.