Dozens of prominent schools in the Indian capital were threatened with “multiple bombs” unless the alleged bomber was paid a ransom. No evidence of explosives has yet been found.
The affected schools sent pupils home for the dayImage: Anushree Fadnavis/REUTERS
Some 40 school in the Indian capital of New Delhi received bomb threats via e-mail, officials confirmed on Monday. The sender wrote that they “planted multiple bombs” and demanded $30,000 to not go through with the plot.
The affected schools included some of the city’s most prominent, including DPS RK Puram, GD Goenka, the British School, and the Mother’s International.
Delhi police, bomb disposal squads, and the fire department were actively searching at each location, though no evidence of explosives had been found at any of the schools by Monday afternoon.
