đ¨ Delhi Schools in Panic Mode! Over 50 Hit by Bomb Threat Emails Today đą
- MediaFx
- Jul 18, 2025
- 2 min read
TL;DRMore than 50 schools across Delhi received bombâthreat emails on July 18, 2025, triggering major security alerts đ¨ Police, bomb squads, and fire teams conducted extensive searches, but so far no explosives found. This marks the fifth straight day of such hoaxes, with over 80 educational institutions targeted this week alone. Authorities are working to trace the sources while parents and students are on edge.
Whatâs Happened
On Friday, July 18, more than 50 schools in Delhiâlike Abhinav Public School (Rohini), Richmond Global School (Paschim Vihar), and St Xavierâs (Civil Lines)âgot bombâthreat emails, prompting urgent searches by police and bomb squads đđ§Ż.
These hoax emails claimed bombs or RDX/IEDs were on campus, but nothing dangerous was found after sweeps đľď¸ââď¸đ.
This is the fifth consecutive day of such threatsâschools and even a college (StâŻStephenâs) were repeatedly evacuated earlier this week đŤđ¨.
In total, more than 80 educational institutions have been hit with threats between July 14â18, 2025 đ¨đ .
How Authorities Responded
Teams from Delhi Police, bomb detection squads, canine units, and the Delhi Fire Service were deployed at each location đŽââď¸đśđ§âđ.
Students were evacuated, campuses cordoned off, and thorough inspections carried outâno threats were confirmed đđˇ.
Investigators are analysing email headers and IP traces to determine the originâpolice are still hunting the culprits đťđ.
Whatâs Causing This?
Similar bomb-hoax email sprees happened in May 2024, where over 200 Delhi-NCR schools were targetedâthose were traced to overseas IPs, including Russia and Hungary đđ§ .
Some suspects were later identified in India, like a 12âyearâold in south Delhi who admitted sending threats as a prank while seeking mentalâhealth support đđŠ.
Delhi Govt introduced Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in May 2025 for handling bomb threats, including CCTV surveillance, evacuation drills, and strict penalties for hoaxesâbut todayâs incidents show these threats persist đ§žđŤ.
Why This Matters
Student safety: Parents, teachers, and students are unnerved and in distress. Repeated hoaxes can leave longâterm psychological effects đđ§ .
Security gaps: Despite new safety SOPs, hoax emails are still going through. It highlights weaknesses in email monitoring and cyber defence đ§âđťđ.
Resource strain: Every hoax triggers evacuations and full-scale search opsâtying up police, fire teams, and emergency responders day after day đââď¸đ§âđđŽââď¸.
Next Steps
Delhi Police Cyber Cell is tracing email IPs and server originsâhoping to catch whoâs behind the hoaxes đđ§âđť.
Schools must double down on safety drills, restrict email traffic, and coordinate closely with police đŤđ¤.
Parents and students are urged to stay calm, cooperate with authorities, and report suspicious messages immediately đ§ââď¸đ.
MediaFx Opinion
These repeated bombâhoax threats are absurd attacks on community safetyâwasting public resources and traumatising students đĄđŤ. Itâs high time our system prioritised stronger cyber tracing and communityâbased vigilance, not just SOP checklists đĄď¸đ§âđŤ. From the perspective of ordinary people, real safety means real preventive action, accountability for pranksters and proper mentalâhealth supportânot just reactive searches đŹđ¨âđŠâđ§âđŚ. Authorities must clamp down on these hoaxes firmly and fast âď¸đĽ.
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