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Nationwide Bomb Threats Sent To CRPF Schools; Authorities Declare It A Hoax

In the past week, several Indian airlines, including Air India, IndiGo, Vistara, and Akasa Air, have received bomb threats

CRPF school blast
CRPF school blast

Several CRPF schools across the country, including two in Delhi and one in Hyderabad, received bomb threats via email, sources have reported. These threats follow just two days after a powerful explosion damaged a wall of a CRPF school in Delhi’s Rohini area, as well as over 100 bomb threats directed at Indian airlines in the past week.

E-mails and Nationwide Alert

The threatening emails were sent on Monday night to the school administration. The first school to receive the threat was a CRPF school in Tamil Nadu, after which an alert was issued to all CRPF-affiliated schools nationwide, according to Delhi Police.

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Rohini Blast and Pro-Khalistani Group’s Claim

Police in Rohini confirmed that the latest threats were a hoax. However, the high-intensity explosion on Sunday outside the CRPF school in Prashant Vihar, Rohini, caused damage to nearby shops and vehicles and created a hole in the school’s wall. Thankfully, no casualties or injuries were reported. A pro-Khalistani group took responsibility for the blast via Telegram, and Delhi Police have reached out to the platform for more information about the channel that posted the claim.

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Bomb Threats to Indian Airlines

In the past week, several Indian airlines, including Air India, IndiGo, Vistara, and Akasa Air, have received bomb threats, causing significant disruptions in flight services across domestic and international routes. On Tuesday, 10 IndiGo flights received bomb threats, mainly affecting international operations.

Government Response and Hoax Bomb Calls

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu addressed the issue on Monday, stating that making hoax bomb threats to airlines will be classified as a cognisable offense, and perpetrators will be placed on no-fly lists. He also mentioned that the Aviation Ministry is collaborating with other government bodies to strengthen existing laws around such threats.

Police investigations have uncovered common phrases used in these hoax threats, such as “bombs”, “blood will spread everywhere”, and “you will all die”. Earlier, a 17-year-old school dropout from Chhattisgarh was arrested for making some of these calls, though the origins of the majority of the threats are still under investigation.

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