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By Himanshu Mishra: Days after Delhi Public School (DPS), Mathura Road in southeast Delhi received a bomb threat via email, the Delhi Police identified the person behind it. The hoax bomb email was sent by a 16-year-old boy who did it “only for fun”, police said.
On April 25, the DPS administration received an email on its official ID, which claimed a bomb had been planted in the school and it would be activated at 9 am on April 26. No suspicious object was found during an intensive search on the premises.
Since the boy is below the age of 18, he can’t be apprehended or called to the station, police said. A counselling session was held and the teenager revealed that he sent the hoax bomb email to DPS Mathura Road “only for fun”, according to police.
A case was registered in connection with the incident under the IT Act and relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code to trace the source and the identity of the person who sent the email, PTI reported.
Police received information at around 7:50 am from the principal on April 26. Local police personnel, a bomb disposal squad, a dog squad and a SWAT team were immediately sent to the spot.
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Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Rajesh Deo, after reviewing the situation, said the threat was received on the official email address of the school administration and the police were informed at around 8 am.
Parents rushed to the school to get their children out of the school premises. The school has around 4,000 students and all those present were handed over to their parents without any loss or injury, the police said.
The building premises and open area were thoroughly checked by a dog squad while a manual search was also conducted.
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