Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Delhi Schools Evacuated After Bomb Threat Emails Declared Hoaxes
Several schools in Delhi received emails warning about bombs.
Students and staff were moved out to keep them safe.
Police, firefighters, bomb experts and trained dogs searched the schools.
They also checked nearby areas for anything dangerous.
No bomb or suspicious object was found.
Officials therefore called the threats hoaxes after completing their checks.
Sardar Patel Vidyalaya was holding examinations when it was evacuated.
The school said it would decide later how to handle the remaining senior-school exams.
Police are still trying to find who sent the emails.
Bomb-threat emails prompted evacuations and security checks at several Delhi schools on September 15, 2026.
Reports named The British School, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Army Public School, Springdales School, Air Force Bal Bharati School and Carmel Convent School.
Police, bomb-disposal teams, sniffer-dog squads and Delhi Fire Services searched school buildings and surrounding areas.
No explosive or suspicious object was found, and the threats were declared hoaxes after inspections.
Police are examining the emails and digital trails to identify the sender and determine whether the threats were coordinated.
- Who
- Several Delhi schools, their students and staff, Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Services, bomb-disposal teams and sniffer-dog squads.
- What
- Bomb-threat emails led to evacuations and security searches; no explosive or suspicious object was found.
- When
- September 15, 2026; reports variously said the emails arrived at 10:17 a.m. or between about 10:30 and 10:45 a.m. The Delhi Fire Service received an Army Public School call at 11:30 a.m., and the threat was declared a hoax at 1:05 p.m.
- Where
- Schools in Delhi, including The British School in Chanakyapuri, Army Public School in Dhaula Kuan and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Lodi Estate.
- Why
- Authorities evacuated and searched the schools as a precaution while investigating the threats and attempting to identify the sender.
- Reportedly affected schools
- The British School, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Army Public School, Springdales School, Air Force Bal Bharati School and Carmel Convent School were named across the reports.
- Reported email timing
- One report said 10:17 a.m.; other reports gave a range of about 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. on September 15, 2026.
- Emergency response
- Police, bomb-detection and disposal teams, sniffer-dog squads, fire tenders and ambulances were deployed or placed on standby.
- Search result
- No explosive, suspicious object or suspicious material was found during checks of the schools and surrounding areas.
- Army Public School finding
- The Delhi Fire Service said the threat was declared a hoax at 1:05 p.m. after thorough checking.
- Examinations
- At Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, middle-school students had completed their examinations and senior-school students had completed most of theirs.
- Additional reported threats
- One report said the emails also threatened police facilities, courts and transport, while Delhi's Civic Centre had received a separate threat email on September 9.
