Delhi Courts, Two CRPF-Run Schools Receive Bomb Threats; Officials Declare 'Hoax'

Four district courts, on Tuesday, received bomb threats, triggering a major security alert. According to NDTV, Dwarka, Saket, Patiala House, and Rohini Courts have received a threat.

Police said an email warning of explosives planted on court premises was received early morning, following which security teams were alerted to inspect the premises of these district courts.

The threat triggered immediate mobilisation of local police, bomb disposal squads and the Delhi Fire Services at all locations. Nothing suspicious was found after the security checks.

Dhir Singh Kasana, former secretary of the Saket Court Bar Association, said that court proceedings had been suspended for around two hours and would resume after lunch. Navneet Panwar, vice president of the New Delhi Bar Association in Patiala House courts, confirmed that a bomb threat had been received by email, following which a sanitisation exercise was conducted. "The court proceedings are on. There was only a brief halt," Panwar told news agency PTI.

Meanwhile, there was heavy security in Patiala House courts as Jasir Bilal Wani, NIA's second arrest in the Red Fort bomb blast probe, was to be produced here.

Two CRPF-run schools in the national capital received bomb threats on Tuesday morning after an unidentified man called the Police Control Room (PCR) claiming that explosives had been planted on the premises.

The call, made around 9 am, warned that bombs were placed in the CRPF schools located in Prashant Vihar and Dwarka, prompting immediate mobilisation of local police, bomb disposal squads and the Delhi Fire Services.

"After receiving the call, teams were rushed to both locations and the school buildings were evacuated as a precaution," a senior police officer told news agency PTI.

He said the caller's phone switched off soon after the threat was issued, and attempts to trace him are ongoing.

"We thoroughly inspected the schools, and nothing suspicious was found. The threat was declared a hoax," a Delhi Fire Services official told PTI.

Police are analysing call records and technical details to identify the caller and ascertain the motive behind the hoax threat, the officer added. No injuries or damage were reported.