New Delhi: Multiple schools across Delhi received a bomb threat via e-mail on Wednesday morning, following which students were evacuated.
Bomb detection teams, bomb disposal squads and officials of Delhi Fire Service have been rushed to schools and search operations are underway, a police officer said.
As of now, around nine schools have received bomb threats, according to a Delhi Fire official.
"In the initial investigation, since yesterday, many schools across Delhi have received emails. A same pattern was followed to send threat mails. Dateline is not mentioned... BCC is mentioned in the e-mail and hence it is clear that one email has been sent to many places," the police said.
"Many schools have received bomb threats. We are investigating all the threats and further probe into the matter is underway," the police added.
All schools in Delhi-NCR to which threat emails have been sent have been closed as a precaution and the children have been sent back and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is being followed, authorities said.