Two schools in Noida and Delhi, along with St. Stephen’s College, received bomb threats via email on Friday. Bomb and dog squads reached the spot.As part of the standard operating procedure, the campuses were evacuated and shut. The police are conducting a thorough search.The schools immediately sent messages to the parents of the students to share the threat to the safety of students on campus. “We are closing the campus down for the day to conduct complete a sweep to ensure safety of all,” a message from a school read.The schools advised parents to keep their children at home. Those who had already boarded buses were sent back home.Delhi Police also informed that a bomb threat was received by Delhi University’s St. Stephen’s College and bomb disposal teams were sent to the spot.“Today at 07:42 AM a bomb threat via email was received to St. Stephen’s College. Our Bomb Disposal Team is at the spot,” the police statement said.
