Lady Shri Ram College and Sri Venkateswara College in Delhi on Thursday received bomb threat calls, authorities informed. The Delhi Fire Service department said that fire engines, and Delhi Police teams were rushed to the spot. A search process is underway at both college sites. This has come just a day after the Home Ministry in North Block received a bomb threat email, triggering a security alert in the national capital.
A Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials said a call was received at 4.38 pm and two fire tenders have been pressed into service. The local police, a bomb disposal squad, a bomb detection team have arrived at the spot along with a dog squad and are conducting searches. The officials said they have found nothing suspicious yet.
The Lady Sri Ram College becomes the latest prominent establishment to have received a bomb threat.
Over the past few weeks, bomb threat emails have been received by many establishments in the national capital, including schools and hospitals. Delhi's Chacha Nehru Hospital received a bomb threat on April 30 while more than 150 schools got threats from a Russia-based mailing service company on May 1.
Twenty hospitals, the IGI Airport and the Northern Railways' CPRO office in Delhi received bomb threats through emails from a Cyprus-based mailing service company on May 12.
Seven Delhi hospitals and the Tihar Jail received bomb threats from the same Cyprus-based mailing service company on May 14. The Delhi Police is conducting investigations into the email bomb threats.
With inputs from PTI
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