Overview
- At least nine Delhi schools reported threats between about 8:30 and 9:20 am, with Delhi Fire Services later putting the tally at 10 as police, bomb squads and K9 units conducted anti-sabotage checks.
- Authorities said searches at the affected campuses turned up no suspicious objects so far, and students and staff were evacuated as a precaution.
- Emails reviewed by outlets cited phrases such as “Delhi will become Khalistan,” referenced Afzal Guru, claimed the sender as the ‘Khalistan National Army,’ and warned of an explosion at 1:11 pm.
- Investigators said the threats were sent via Gmail in Punjabi and likely routed through a VPN, with cyber teams working to trace the origin and security tightened at sensitive locations including around Parliament.
- The scare fits a months-long pattern of hoax threats that have disrupted schools and alarmed families, and similar alerts hit courts in Panchkula and Bihar on Monday, with Panchkula later declared a hoax.