14-year-old student apprehended for hoax bomb threat to school in south Delhi

The student allegedly sent the hoax email to the school in an attempt to get a day off from classes, police said.

“The minor boy, in his version, stated that he was aware of recent hoax email incidents at schools in Delhi-NCR which led to immediate school holiday. He sent the email late on Thursday night, hoping to cause a school closure. The teenager was apprehended from his home in Chittaranjan Park (CR Park) in south Delhi,” said deputy commissioner of police (south) Ankit Chauhan.

DCP Chauhan said that on Friday, the Greater Kailash police station was informed by authorities at Summer Fields School about the bomb threat email, which was received on their official email in the morning. The email read that a bomb had been planted in the school.