Fifteen schools in the national capital Delhi received bomb threat emails on Monday morning. The emails claimed that a blast would occur in Parliament at 1:11 PM on February 13th and that Delhi would be turned into Khalistan.

Officials said that eight of the threats were later found to be hoaxes. The emails also mentioned terrorist Afzal Guru and referred to Punjab as Khalistan. Security has been increased at the schools following the threats.

According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), emergency calls were received from schools in different areas in the morning. Fire tenders, bomb disposal squads, and dog squads immediately rushed to the spots.

Schools evacuated

A DFS official said that so far, 15 schools have reported receiving threats. All premises are being thoroughly searched. Eight of these threats were later declared hoaxes.

Senior police officers said that cyber teams have been activated to trace the location and source of the emails. Security arrangements in sensitive areas of the capital have also been reviewed. No suspicious objects have been recovered from any of the schools so far.

Schools that received bomb threats:

Loreto Convent School, Delhi Cantt
Cambridge School, Srinivaspuri
Cambridge School, New Friends Colony
The Indian School, Sadiq Nagar
DTEA School, INA and Lodhi Road
Venkateshwar Global School, Rohini
CM Shri School, Rohini and Shalimar Bagh
Adarshila Vidyapeeth, Pitampura
Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh
Jaspal Kaur Public School, Shalimar Bagh
Manav Sthali School, New Rajendra Nagar
Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Dwarka
Bal Bharati School, Rohini

Bomb threats were also received at the Patna and Bhagalpur Civil Courts in Bihar. A letter was sent via email to the Civil Court Patna, Bhagalpur, and the District Bar Association. It stated that 4 RDX devices had been placed in the judges' chambers and washrooms and would be detonated remotely.

Following the threat, the court premises were evacuated. Lawyers and judges left their chambers. Along with this, security has been increased at all courts in Bihar.