New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Sources in the Delhi Police have revealed that the email used to threaten over 80 Delhi-NCR schools in the early hours of Wednesday contained the word ‘Swaraiim’, which is an Arabic word used by the Islamic State since 2014.
According to the sources, the email ID from which Delhi NCR schools were sent the threat letter is ‘sawariim@mail.ru.’
The investigation so far has revealed that ‘Sawariim’ (clashing of the swords) is an Arabic word, that has been used by the Islamic State since 2014 to spread Islamist propaganda.
As per the sources, the Delhi Police is investigating if there is a conspiracy by any organisation behind these threatening emails.
Among the 80 schools, some of the schools in the South district were: Amity School Saket, DPS International Saket, Red Rose-New Green Field, and Apeejay School.
A thorough check of the schools is being conducted through Bomb Disposal Team (BDT) and local police but nothing has been found so far.

Among the 21 schools in the West district that have reported receiving the bomb-threat-email, some of them are- Salwan Junior School, Naraina, Guru Harkishan Public School, Hari Nagar, Mira Model School, Hari Nagar, New Era Public School, Hari Nagar and S L Suri DAV School, Janak Puri.
In the north-east district, Delhi Police Public School, Wazirabad, the Samarth School, Loni Road and Bhisham Pitamah Govt. School, B Block, Nand Nagri said that they received the threat.
In New Delhi’s Shahdara district, DAV School, Shreshtha Vihar, DAV School, Dayanand Vihar, Bhai Parmanand School, Anand Vihar, Bharat National Public School, KKD and Vivekanand Public School, Anand Vihar were some of the schools.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an official statement saying that the email appeared to be a ‘hoax’.
“There is no need to panic. The mail appears to be a hoax. Delhi Police and security agencies are taking necessary steps as per protocol,” the official release from the MHA read.
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said that he had sought a detailed probe from the Delhi Police Commissioner. He had earlier visited a school in north Delhi after news of the bomb threat.
All schools in Delhi-NCR to which threat emails have been sent were closed as a precaution, and the children were sent back. (ANI)

“Likely to be hoaxes,” says Delhi Fire chief after over 80 schools receive bomb threats

New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Director of Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg on Wednesday said that email bomb threats received by over 80 schools in the Delhi–NCR area today were most likely hoaxes.
Many schools sent their students home after receiving the threat mails that triggered panic among parents.
“We have received more than 80 calls in Delhi only. There were calls about bomb threats, and we responded to all the calls and sent fire tenders to all the locations. But some schools have started sending their vehicles back. I believe all these calls are likely to turn out to be hoaxes,” Garg said.
Garg emphasized that it is critical to attend to every call, even if it might be a false alarm, as safety is the top priority.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said it appeared to be a hoax threat and that there was no need to panic.
“Every call was attended; we can’t take chances with any call. If we receive a call, we have to attend to it. So, we attended all the calls. Since I received the information around 8 AM, I immediately alerted all the stations, and all the officers in our stations are ready to move wherever required. We have postponed other work,” Garg said.
The Fire chief also appealed to the public to remain calm and assured them that the fire department is well-prepared to handle any emergency.

“There’s no need to panic,” he said. “We are fully prepared. As some schools have already sent their vehicles back, I think these calls are all false and likely the work of miscreants attempting to create panic,” Garg said.
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said that he had sought a detailed probe from the Delhi Police Commissioner. He had earlier visited a school in north Delhi after news of the bomb threat.
Delhi Police’s Special Cell has initiated an investigation but nothing suspicious has been found yet, said police officials.
According to sources the initial investigation revealed that that the email address, used to send the threat mail to over 80 schools in Delhi–NCR had a Russian domain. However, the Police are yet to ascertain whether the email actually originated from Russia.
The police is now tracking the IP address of the email address. Sources have told ANI that these kind of emails are usually send using a VPN connection to enable the sender to mask the original IP address.
The Cyber team is confident of tracing the IP address. Sources in the investigation team also say that the Dark Web could have been used to send the threat mail.
The Noida, Ghaziabad, and Delhi police are conducting a joint investigation to address the situation.
As news of the threats spread, the Delhi Government’s Directorate of Education issued a statement confirming that no dangerous devices or suspicious activity were found in any of the affected schools.
Delhi Police PRO Suman Nalwa confirmed that nothing suspicious was found at any of the schools during investigation.
“Several schools have approached us that they have received an email regarding a bomb in their campus. Delhi Police has conducted search operations but nothing untoward has been found so far…It seems someone has done this to create panic…I just want to request the parents to not get panicked. We are conducting an investigation regarding the same,” the Delhi Police PRO said.
Ravinder Yadav, Special CP, Delhi Police Crime Branch, said, “These emails were received in several schools. Some hospitals also received these emails yesterday. Thorough checking is going on. Bomb Disposal Squad, Dog Squad and fire tenders are present here…Even if it is a hoax call, we cannot take chances. We will conduct an investigation…”
All schools in Delhi–NCR to which threat emails have been sent have been closed as a precaution, and the children have been sent back. (ANI)