New Delhi: Two Delhi University colleges on Thursday received bomb threats which later turned out to be a hoax. As per the Delhi Fire Service calls were received regarding Bomb threats at Lady Sri Ram College and Venkateswara College. Fire tenders and police vehicles arrived at the scene.
Later as per the Delhi police, these calls were a hoax and there is no need to worry. “Some calls were received regarding bomb threats in colleges. All are bogus calls. No need to worry,” the Delhi Police said. This incident comes a day after a bomb threat sent alarm bells ringing in the North Block, which houses the home ministry office, but was declared a hoax after nothing objectionable was found.
Schools and hospitals are among the many facilities that have received bomb threat mail in the last few weeks. On April 30, a bomb threat was received by Delhi’s Chacha Nehru Hospital, and on May 1, threats were received by over 150 schools from a postal service firm based in Russia. On May 12, a Cyprus-based mailing service business sent bomb threats via emails to twenty hospitals, the IGI Airport, and the CPRO office of Northern Railways in Delhi.
On May 14, threats of bombs were received by seven hospitals in Delhi and the Tihar Jail from the same Cyprus-based mailing service company. The email bomb threats are being examined by the Delhi Police.
