Bomb threat to Red Fort, Jama Masjid turns out to be hoax
Two of the iconic monuments of Delhi, Red Fort and Jama Masjid, on Thursday, received a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax, the police said.
A private school, located just a kilometre away from the blast site in Prashant Vihar area of North West Delhi’s Rohini on Friday received a bomb related threat via email, Delhi Fire Services officials said.
However, during the search operation, no suspicious item was found and the threat turned out to be a hoax, they added.
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According to DFS, a bomb related call was received at around 11 am from Venkateshwar Global School, Rohini.
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The school administration evacuated the school premises as a precautionary measure and nothing suspicious was found, DFS added.
The school authorities had informed parents about an early dismissal of the classes and requested them to pick up their children. A message sent to the parents stated, “The situation is well under control. There’s no need to panic.”
This comes a day after a minor explosion occurred near the entrance of a park close to the Delhi Police Crime Branch office in Rohini’s Prashant Vihar area, where a 27-year-old man got injured.
Some white power was recovered from the spot, but a probe is underway to ascertain the exact causthe of the explosion.
A police official said the explosive material was dumped in the garbage area and in comparison to the earlier blast near the CRPF school, the quantity of explosive material was less.
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