Delhi Area Schools on High Alert Wednesday Due to Bomb Threat, Raises Panic and Conspiracy Speculations
Experts suspect hoax was part of a plot to cause panic and disruption in India’s capital.
NEW DELHI—Schools across India’s Delhi National Capital Region were evacuated on Wednesday morning after receiving emails warning them about bombs on their premises. According to an Asia News International (ANI) report, an initial probe suggests a conspiracy to create chaos and disrupt daily life in the capital.
Around 200 schools received the threatening emails. Police and parents rushed to schools. However, a massive search operation did not uncover any explosive devices.
Heightened Security
The day after the bomb threats, the Delhi Police conducted “mock drills” at various locations, according to a message the department shared on X. It asked citizens to cooperate and not panic.
Mr. Bhat stressed the importance of reflecting calmly and taking appropriate action.
“We can’t take the threats lightly either because one wrong step and it will invite disaster. Savdhani Hati Aur Durghatana Ghati [accidents happen when we stop being vigilant],” he said.
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“We appreciate the cooperation and patience of the school administration and parents during the investigation of the bomb calls received in some schools of the capital today. All the calls have been found to be completely false. Everyone is requested not to belive any rumour related to this nor spread it further,” the message said.
Military Experts Suspect Foreign Involvement
Military experts told The Epoch Times that given the scope of the bomb hoax, foreign involvement is possible.
“Given the past experience of such panic-creating emails, involvement of cybercriminal groups of [China] and/or ISI cannot be ruled out. This is how actual wars will be preceded by information warfare. It’s one rehearsal,” Shekhar Sinha, a former chief of India’s Integrated Defense Staff, told The Epoch Times.
ISI is the inter services intelligence agency of Pakistan.
Mr. Sinha also cautioned that the matter is still under investigation by all cyber security agencies of the country.
“Whereas it is difficult to point fingers at any country or organization, two things need attention. [The] first is to tighten security around vital points and vital areas apart from educational institutions. Second, conduct thorough search to detect [the] presence of any explosives around those vital areas and vital points and educational institutions,” he said.
Vinayak Bhat, an Indian military intelligence veteran, told The Epoch Times that given China’s adversarial stance toward India, he feels Chinese forces could be involved in the incident.
“China does in fact wishes to fight a war with India because she wants to test their capabilities against us before the PLA [People’s Liberation Army] takes on the USA. That would give PLA a chance to test their technology, military hardware and logistics,” he said, adding that Pakistan obviously would like to take advantage of the situation.
Mr. Bhat said the question of interest for everyone concerned is who is behind acts that would target children.
“The ones who can think of using children as targets are only few in the world today. And in our neighborhood they are only two—China and Pakistan. Both want to annihilate India for their own reasons and benefits,” he said.
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