Following the latest bomb threats in Delhi, at least four educational institutions in Jaipur, Rajasthan’s capital, were caught up in a stressful scenario after receiving bomb threats from email. This alarming development caused officials to immediately start evacuation procedures, assuring the safety of students and staff members. Given the nature of the circumstances, law enforcement agencies acted quickly, deploying police teams, bomb squads, and sniffer dogs to extensively search the area for potential threats.
According to Japur Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph, the swift response from authorities involved deploying personnel to the affected schools, totalling four to five in number. The threats conveyed through an email, prompted immediate action from law enforcement, with efforts now focused on tracing the origin of these alarming messages.
This incident is very similar to a recent occurrence in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), where over 150 schools were targeted with similar threats via email. The threats, though ultimately determined to be unfounded, sparked widespread panic among school communities. Notable institutions such as Delhi Public School ( Mathura Road), DPS (Saket), Sanskriti School, Amity School ( Saket), DAV ( Model Town), DPS (Dwarka), and St. Mary School (Mayur Vihar) were among the targeted schools.
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Authorities believe a potential link between these threats and the concurrent Lok Sabha election of 2024 is possible. However, exhaustive searches conducted by both the Delhi and Noida police yielded no evidence of any imminent danger. In a reassuring development, Lt Governor VK Saxena of Delhi announced that the sources of the bomb threat emails had been identified, offering a glimpse of hope for apprehending the culprits, responsible for instigating fear and disruptions within the educational landscape.
The swift response from law enforcement underscores the importance of proactive measures in addressing such threats, with a focus on restoring a sense of security for students, faculty and parents alike.
