Two prominent educational institutions in Delhi—St Thomas School in Dwarka and St Stephen’s College of Delhi University—received bomb threats via email on Tuesday morning, triggering panic and a swift response from law enforcement agencies.
According to an official statement by the Delhi Police, both campuses were immediately evacuated, and emergency response teams, including the Bomb Disposal Squad, Dog Squad, Delhi Fire Brigade, and Special Staff, were deployed to the sites.
“St. Thomas School in the Dwarka area of Delhi and St. Stephen’s College of the University of Delhi received bomb threats on Tuesday. Delhi Police Bomb Squad, Dog Squad, Delhi Fire Brigade team, and Special Staff team are on the spot. St. Thomas School and St. Stephen’s College have been evacuated,” Delhi Police stated.
After completing meticulous checks at both places, officials confirmed that nothing abnormal was found at either place.
“So far, the police have not found anything suspicious at either place,” the police further added.
Delhi: St. Thomas School and Delhi University’s St. Stephen’s College received bomb threats. Delhi Police, along with the bomb squad and other investigative teams, initiated investigations at the locations pic.twitter.com/ea8uVFozie
— IANS (@ians_india) July 15, 2025
Second Consecutive Day of Threats to Delhi Schools
This is the second day in a row that schools in Delhi have received such threats. CRPF Public School in Dwarka Sector 16 and Navy School in Chanakyapuri also got bomb threats through email on Monday. Both schools were evacuated and scanned by officials, but no explosive substances were found.
The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) confirmed that their staff immediately responded in coordination with police and bomb squads on receiving distress calls.
“Our teams were dispatched immediately in coordination with the bomb squad,” DFS official said.
These latest incidents reflect similar hoax threat cases reported previously in February, when a private school and a Delhi University college both received bomb threat emails, which proved to be hoaxes.
Detectives are currently trying to track down where these emails originated from and whether the threats are interrelated or part of a series of coordinated hoaxes. Authorities called upon members of the public and school authorities to remain vigilant but not panic, as security measures continue to be in place.
