A day after a blast in Delhi's Prashant Vihar, a private school in Rohini received a bomb threat via email on Friday, PTI reported, citing Delhi Fire Service officials. However, the officials stated that the threat was later declared a hoax following a thorough search of the school campus.
An official said that the school informed the police immediately after they received the bomb threat. He stated that a call was received from the police regarding the bomb threat email at 10.57 am and a team of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) reached the spot immediately after getting the information.
The official added that police, bomb disposal squad, and dog squad, along with DFS personnel, checked the entire premises of the school but found nothing suspicious. He stated that the threat was declared a hoax after nothing objectionable was found in the school. However, the police have launched an investigation into the matter and have registered the statement from the school authorities.
Earlier on Thursday, an explosion was reported near PVR in the Prashant Vihar area in Delhi. The officials added that one person got injured in the explosion and the probe into the matter was on. The police informed that a white powder was scattered in the area post-blast; however, the authorities were not sure that it was a bomb blast.
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Delhi Police PRO Addl. CP Sanjay Kumar Tyagi said that the police force was present at the spot and the cause of the explosion was being examined. He further informed that the person who sustained injury was discharged after treatment. “As of now, there is no suspect... The person with minor injuries was discharged after treatment," Tyagi was quoted as saying by News18.
A similar blast was reported outside the CRPF School in Rohini on October 20. The blast damaged the school's wall, and windows were broken too; however, no human injury or loss of life was reported.