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'Will blow up House with 15 RDX bombs': Threat mail to Delhi assembly with mention of Tamil Nadu polls

Two bomb threat emails were sent, one to the official ID of Vidhansabha Sabha Secretariat and another to Speaker Vijender Gupta's ID. 

Updated on: Apr 13, 2026 2:12 PM IST
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Days after a security breach raised concerns at the Delhi assembly, two bomb threats were received by the House on Monday, threatening to “blow up the Vidhan Sabha with 15 cyanide gas-filled RDX bombs”. The threat also mentions the Tamil Nadu assembly polls.

The threat comes just days after a car drove through the gates of the Delhi assembly in a major security breach. (Hindustan Times)
The threat comes just days after a car drove through the gates of the Delhi assembly in a major security breach. (Hindustan Times)

The threat emails, sent to the official ID of Vidhansabha Sabha Secretariat and to Speaker Vijender Gupta's ID, said that the Delhi Assembly would be "blown up because S V Shekhar was sent to South India and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) as a "BJP Brahmin agent".

The emails, written entirely in Hindi, received on both the IDs, carried the same content. The threat email, accessed by HT, carried a subject line, reading: “Within 3 hours, we'll carry out blasts in your Delhi Vidhan Sabha with 15 cyanide gas-filled RDX bombs. Only the Muslim employees should be evacuated from the premises.”

Delhi assembly receives bomb threat emails on its official email ID and on Speaker Vijender Gupta's email ID. (HT Photo)
Delhi assembly receives bomb threat emails on its official email ID and on Speaker Vijender Gupta's email ID. (HT Photo)

The email also mentions the politics in Tamil Nadu ahead of the state's assembly elections.

The threat reads: "Staff, no Brahmin should be a part of the DMK. If at all, they become a part of the party, they should chant the slogan 'Periyar-Ambedkar zindabad' in a naked state. Only then will we allow them to be one among us."

It further states that S V Shekhar, "a Brahmin," has joined the DMK. "This is why we are going to blow up your Vidhan Sabha because you have sent him to South India and the DMK as a BJP Brahmin agent."

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Tamil Nadu is set to go to polls in a single phase on April 23, with the vote counting process scheduled for May 4. Some of the key players in the state for the 2026 assembly election are the ruling DMK, AIADMK, and the new player – Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).

Delhi assembly security breach

Last week, a masked man in a car broke through an iron gate at the Delhi legislative assembly complex. The accused, identified as Sarabjit Singh of UP's Pilibhit, who was later detained, broke through Gate 2, which is used for VIPs; got out of his Tata Sierra SUV, walked towards Speaker Vijender Gupta's car, placed a bouquet on it, and drove away.

Singh's family revealed that he had reportedly been trying to "meet a minister" to seek help in tracing his missing nephew. A day after the accused's arrest, the family claimed that he was in distress and off medication.

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Singh's brother-in-law, Harman Singh, told HT, "He kept saying he would meet some police officer or netaji (minister) to solve the case. He had only gone there to give flowers and show papers about my son. He shouldn’t have broken the gate and all but he’s not a criminal. He is a patient. We have all his medical records."

Officials recently revealed that the 37-year-old man, who rammed the car into the assembly complex, has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, HT reported earlier.

He is currently in the custody of Civil Lines police and is admitted at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS).

“Doctors at the hospital said that he was medically examined and it’s concluded that he suffers from bipolar disorder, a psychiatric condition marked by extreme mood swings,” a senior police officer said.

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