Delhi News Highlights: Delhi HC to hear Manish Sisodia’s bail pleas in excise policy case tomorrow (2024)

Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday attacked Lt Governor V K Saxena and the BJP over the sacking of "illegally" appointed contractual employees of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), alleging that the saffron party is the "biggest threat" to women in the country. There was no immediate reaction from the L-G office.

The Women and Child Development (WCD) Department of the Delhi government terminated the services of 52 "illegally" appointed contractual staff of DCW, officials said on Thursday. The termination has been carried out on the basis of a report submitted by a committee way back in June, 2017

A day after 100 shanties were gutted in the Shahbad dairy area, another blaze erupted in a slum in Madanpur Khadar area on Thursday evening.

"We received a call at 7.44 pm about a fire in the slum area of Madanpur Khadar area. We have pressed 13 fire vehicles to the spot," officers of the Delhi Fire Services told PTI.

The Delhi High Court is set to hear bail petitions moved by former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probes pertaining to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy on Friday.

The two petitions are listed before a single-judge bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. On Thursday, the matter was mentioned for “urgent listing” before a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, which observed that if the papers are in order by 12.30 pm on Thursday, the matter will be listed on Friday.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri was spotted riding an auto in New Delhi on Thursday.

Sharing a video of the journey on X (formerly known as Twitter), Puri wrote,'No stage, no meeting... just a journey in an auto in Delhi and conversation with the driver began. Driver Pankaj ji has been provided a pacca Makan (house) by Modi ji, free gas cylinder under PM Ujjwala ... he is getting PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Even in scorching heat, the affection and love of the driver-sahib towards PM Modi made me forget everything. Truly this is one of the unforgettable moments of my life.'

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to three men in a case pertaining to the killing of Intelligence Bureau (IB) employee Ankit Sharma during the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying during the pendency of trial, bail is the rule while jail is an exception.

"Though a long period of incarceration alone may not be a sufficient reason to grant bail to an accused in a case which is punishable with death or life imprisonment, however, it would weigh with the court while considering a balance to be struck between the interest of the prosecution or society and the rights of the accused guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.

"It is to be remembered that pending trial, bail is the rule while jail is an exception. Also, the purpose of keeping an accused in jail during the trial is to ensure that he faces trial, does not abscond and, if found guilty, is available to serve his sentence. The purpose is not to punish the accused," Justice Navin Chawla said.

The court, however, denied bail to the fourth accused, Nazim, saying important public witnesses are yet to be examined by the prosecution and there is a likelihood that if released on bail, he may influence or threaten them.

Even as Delhi Congress leader Om Prakash Bidhuri quit the Grand Old Party over its alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party, the AAP has formed a committee to strengthen coordination with its INDIA bloc for the Lok Sabha polls in New Delhi. It has appointed MLA Durgesh Pathak as the panel's coordinator.

The seven parliamentary seats in the national capital will go to polls on May 25 in the sixth round of the seven-phase elections.

"The coordination committee has been formed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national general secretary (organisation) Sandeep Pathak. Durgesh Pathak has been chosen as its coordinator," the party told the PTI.

Delhi Congress leader Om Prakash Bidhuri on Thursday resigned from the party citing the alliance with the AAP as the reason behind it.

The resignation comes days after Arvinder Singh Lovely stepped down from the post of the Congress' Delhi unit chief and former MLAs Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh quit the party in protest against the alliance with AAP, a PTI report said.

Bidhuri claimed "thousands" of Congress workers were against the coalition with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi. "I have resigned for many reasons, but the main reason is the Congress' alliance with the AAP in Delhi. I have expressed my feelings by giving my resignation. Thousands of workers are not happy with the alliance.

"The AAP came to power by abusing the Congress. We all had expressed our feelings when Arvinder Singh Lovely was president but no one listened to us. The alliance is against the workers' feelings, so I have resigned," Bidhuri said.

He said he has no immediate plans of joining any political party. The Congress had on Tuesday appointed former MLA Devender Yadav as the interim president of its Delhi unit.

Former Delhi Commission of Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Thursday slammed the Delhi Lt Governor over the issue of termination of contractual employees of the commission questioning how it will function if most of its staff are dismissed.

'The LG (Lt Governor) in his Tughlaqi farman (arbitrary order) has asked for removing all the contractual staff (of DCW). There are 90 staff in DCW out of which only eight are permanent and the rest 82 are contractual workers employed for low wages at three months contracts,' AAP Rajya Sabha MP Maliwal said at a press conference, the PTI reported.

She said if all the contractual staff are removed then 'how will eight employees run the women helpline, crisis intervention centre, rape crisis cell, Mahila Panchayat? Where will the hundreds of women and girls who come to seek help here go?' According to officials, the termination has been carried out on the basis of a report submitted by a committee way back in June 2017.

#WATCH | Delhi: AAP MP and former DCW chief Swati Maliwal says, "They say that every contractual staff of Delhi Women Commission should be kicked out. There are a total of 90 staff, out of them there are only 8 regular employees; for 9 years we are asking them to provide staff,… pic.twitter.com/grbVRlt9Zu

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2024

BJP candidate from West Delhi, Kamaljeet Sehrawat held a roadshow before filing her nomination on Thursday. She said voters will not have any sympathy for jailed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as he is an accused in the excise policy money laundering case.

#WATCH | BJP candidate from West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency Kamaljeet Sehrawat filed her nomination today pic.twitter.com/dP3TL5jhpy

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2024

People are smart and will respond to the BJP's move to put AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal behind bars through their votes, his wife Sunita Kejriwal said in Gujarat on Thursday.

As per a PTI report, Sunita held election rallies for candidates of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Bharuch and Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat. “They (BJP) have put Arvind Kejriwal forcefully behind bars during elections so that his voice doesn't reach the people. But the people are very smart and they will respond with their votes,' she told media persons at the airport.

Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to the Delhi government's now-scrapped excise policy. He is currently lodged in the Tihar jail in the national capital under judicial custody.

#WATCH | Bhavnagar, Gujarat: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal says, "They have put Delhi CM & my husband in jail forcefully, for the last 40 days. They say that the investigation is going on, if investigations goes on for 10 years, will they keep him in jail for 10… pic.twitter.com/mn0BZCFlio

— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2024

A man in Uttar Pradesh was arrested by the Special Task Force for allegedly circulating an AI-generated deepfake video of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The video aimed to spread misinformation and bolster anti-national sentiments.

The accused, Shyam Kishor Gupta, was charged with forgery and creating public mischief under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act.

Gupta, claiming to be the president of a street vendors' welfare association, was apprehended following an investigation by the Noida Cyber Crime police station. (PTI)

The Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved the removal of 223 contractual staffers at the Delhi Commission for Women, deeming their employment “irregular” and “illegal”. The DCW received an official notice for their immediate removal dated 29 April.

“The approval of government is hereby conveyed to DCW to discontinue service of all contractual staff with immediate effect who have been appointed by the DCW at any point in time, by going beyond its delegated powers and without following various procedures laid down and in violation of DCW Act/rules/regulations/guidelines issued by Govt. of NCT ofDelhi,” the notice read.

It is alleged that the former chairperson of the DCW, Swati Maliwal, had appointed the staffers without permission, going against the rules. Read

VIDEO | Delhi: Mayur Vihar's Mother Mary's school reopens a day after bomb threat hoax email.

Over 150 schools in Delhi-NCR received an identical threat e-mail on Wednesday claiming that explosives had been planted on their premises, triggering massive evacuations and searches… pic.twitter.com/Q5ehavcLna

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 2, 2024

A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate to quiz former DMK member Jaffer Sadiq and four others in Tihar central jail in connection with a drug-related money laundering case.

Special Judge Sudhir Kumar Sirohi allowed the ED to question Sadiq, Mukesh P U, Mujeepur Rahaman R, Ashok Kumar and S G Sadanandan (Sathanantham) from May 8 to 10.

The judge also allowed the ED officials to carry their laptops, printer and other required items to the jail for recording the statements of the five accused persons.

The judge passed the order on an application filed by ED's Special Public Prosecutor N K Matta, who also told the court that the accused were required to be confronted in relation to the recovery of 50 kg of pseudoephedrine. (PTI)

Bomb threat to several schools in Delhi-NCR | Special Cell of Delhi Police has registered an FIR against unknown people under section 120B, 506 of IPC. The investigation will be done by the Counter Intelligence Team Special Cell. IFSO unit is also trying to find out the origin…

— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's lawyer appeared before Delhi Police on Wednesday and asserted that the Congress leader had nothing to do with creating or posting the doctored video of Amit Shah's speech.

Reddy, who was summoned by the police here for allegedly posting the video on X, hit out at the BJP at a rally in Telangana, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of adopting a vengeful attitude against him for questioning the BJP over its stand on reservations.

Police sources said they are close to identifying the creator of the deepfake video but before reaching out to the suspect they have to verify about others who uploaded or forwarded it.

Notices have also been served to five more people from different opposition parties for allegedly sharing the video.

Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur has also been summoned by the Delhi Police on May 2 in connection with the probe, a party spokesperson said on Wednesday. (PTI)

#WATCH | Delhi: A paramotor was seen around Vijay Chowk area near Parliament and central government buildings today. The drill was being carried out by the National Security Guard (NSG).

(Video: Viral video confirmed by Police) pic.twitter.com/JEttKQ0Mh0

— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

Delhi LG VK Saxena formally appointed 1992-batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer Satish Golcha DG Prisons. Other appointments include 1997-batch cadre IPS Sagar Preet Hooda as Sp CP Intelligence and Additional charge of Perception Management and Media Cell division and 1990-cadre IPS Tajendra Singh Luthra as Sp CP Project Technology and Project Implementation Division and Ops (PCR and Communication).

The Delhi Police on Wednesday was put through a test when it had to rush their dog and bomb squads to more than 100 schools which received a bomb threat via e-mail.

As schools scampered to bring the students of safety, the city police too went into an overdrive after their emergency phone started ringing from 6 am with bomb threat reports – a situation that lasted till 3 pm.

"Every district has its own one bomb squad and one dog squad. If needed, we take help from other districts. But today the situation was totally different as all the schools of Delhi in different 15 districts received bomb threats through e-mail," a senior police officer said, who wished not to be named.

According to police, 22 schools received bomb threat in Shahdara, 18 in south Delhi, 21 in west Delhi, 24 in east Delhi, 30 schools in southwest, 16 schools in the outer Delhi.

Another senior police officer, who requested anonymity, said that they did face a bit of a problem in moving the dog and bomb squad immediately, but they managed the situation. "There are almost 20 members in the dog and bomb quad. We divided those members according to the call. We also directed them to make no hurry," said the officer. (PTI)

Delhi's maximum temperature on Wednesday dropped to 33.7 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal, according to the India Meteorological Department.

On Tuesday, the capital recorded a maximum temperature of 36.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.

Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist and Head of the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, told PTI "On Wednesday, the maximum temperature will drop to 35 degrees Celsius due to strong surface winds." After May 2, the temperature will start rising again in the capital. he said.

The weather office has forecast mainly clear skies for Thursday with strong surface winds at speeds of 35 to 45 kmph during the day.

On Thursday, the minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to settle at 37 and 21 degrees Celsius, respectively, the weather office said. (PTI)

A court here has sentenced a convict to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years for setting ablaze two houses during the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots.

Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala was on Tuesday hearing the case against the convict Jony Kumar, who had been held guilty for the Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 148 (rioting, armed with a deadly weapon) and 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc.) read with the offence of unlawful assembly.

Kumar was also convicted under IPC section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) on February 14 this year.

The prosecution had accused Kumar of being a part of the riotous mob that torched two houses in the Khajuri Khas area here on February 25, 2020 during the riots.

Special Public Prosecutor Naresh Kumar Gaur sought maximum punishment for the convict, saying "it is our duty as a society to protect the safety and security of our communities". (PTI)

"Parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and others will see 5-7 days of heatwave conditions in May," said Director General IMD Mrutyunjay Mohapatra. "In May, more days of heatwave are expected. Gujarat, South Rajasthan, West MP, Vidarbha, and adjoining Marathwada region will see heatwave conditions for 8-11 days in May. Similarly, other parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and others will see 5-7 days of heatwave conditions in May... We are also issuing guidelines for the elections being held in the country," Mohapatra said.

#WATCH | Giving weather updates, Director General IMD Mrutyunjay Mohapatra says, "Today the IMD has issued predictions of maximum and minimum temperatures and heatwave conditions for April. Climatologically heat fall areas like the Indo-Gangetic plains and Central India saw heat… pic.twitter.com/3p9sN9vnOP

— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

From not informing students about a bomb threat to giving minute-by-minute updates to parents about their wards, schools in Delhi-NCR took several measures on Wednesday to ensure that there was no panic-like situation due to a hoax e-mail received by them.

Several schools said they were able to carry out a swift evacuation of the students and staff, but dealing with the parents was a challenge.

Some schools said they plan to issue a circular for parents, outlining the standard operating procedure to guide them on how to react in adverse situations like these.

"We hold frequent evacuation drills to prepare students for situations like an earthquake or other natural calamities. So handling the students was not a problem as our children are trained on how to react during such situations. It was the parents who panicked and were difficult to manage," Sudha Acharya, principal, ITL Public School, said.

Following the hoax bomb threat in at least 100 schools in the capital and neighbouring Noida, the Delhi government issued an advisory for schools, asking them to ensure that the e-mails received at their official e-mail addresses are checked timely. (PTI)

The anti-terror cell of Delhi Police will investigate the bomb threat to over 100 schools in Delhi received through email on Wednesday, according to a senior police official.

The case is being registered with the Special Cell and a dedicated team will be formed to conduct the investigation, the official said.

"The matter is related to national security. It needs a deeper probe," the official said.

In a scare of unprecedented scale, at least 100 schools in the Delhi-NCR area received an identical bomb threat by email early Wednesday, triggering mass evacuations and searches as panic-stricken parents rushed to pick up their children.

The threat was declared a hoax as "nothing objectionable" was found during searches, the police said. (PTI)

#WATCH | Delhi: Fire breaks out in slums in Shahbad Dairy area, 9 fire tenders at the spot. Firefighting operations are underway: Delhi Fire Services pic.twitter.com/ZvuAzadeFl

— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

The Delhi High Court has held that no proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), including attachment of properties, can continue after the accused is acquitted in the predicate offence even if an appeal against it is pending.

The court's order was passed on an appeal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against a trial court's decision to discharge the accused persons of charges under PMLA after they were acquitted of the scheduled offences under the Indian Penal Code.

After the discharge, the trial court also released all the immovable properties and ordered the de-freezing of all the bank accounts of the accused persons.

Justice Vikas Mahajan rejected the investigating agency's contention that since the appeal against the acquittal is pending before the high court concerned, there is no finality and, therefore, the attached properties cannot be released.

Holding that the trial court rightly discharged the accused persons after acquittal in the scheduled offence, the judge said the scheduled offence and the proceeds of the crime generated through it are the foundation for the offence of money laundering and once that very foundation gets "knocked out", the charge of money laundering will not survive. (PTI)

A senior Delhi Police officer said that investigation into the origin of the hoax emails with bomb threats sent to Delhi schools have revealed that while the sender used a Russian IP address, the role of an organisation and a conspiracy behind the same is being probed.

Around 100 schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) received a bomb threat email in the early hours of Wednesday. These include at least five schools in the southwest, three in the east, and 10 in South Delhi. The schools received the threats on their official email IDs around 4 am.

Close on the heels of Arvinder Singh Lovely resigning from the post of Congress' Delhi unit chief, former party MLAs Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh have quit the party in protest against the alliance with AAP.

The Congress had on Tuesday appointed former MLA Devender Yadav as interim president of its Delhi unit after Lovely resigned citing the tie-up with AAP and statements of Congress candidates in the national capital, exposing the cracks in the party's Delhi unit.

In separate letters to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh, who are AICC observers for West Delhi and North West Delhi Lok Sabha seats respectively, claimed the Congress workers are 'upset' and feel 'humiliated' due to the alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party.

'I humbly submit that the said alliance is bringing great disrepute and embarrassment to Delhi Congress workers on a daily basis, and I believe that as a self-respecting party leader, I cannot continue to be associated with the party any more,' Basoya said while resigning from the primary membership of the Congress. (PTI)

BJP candidate from North East Delhi, Manoj Tiwari filed his nomination for Lok Sabha elections 2024 today. He was accompanied by Union Minister of defence, Rajnath Singh. "The presence of Rajnath Singh for my nomination filing is no less than a blessing for me. He was there with me last time as well, and my vote margin increased from 1.5 lakh to 3.75 lakh," Tiwari said while speaking with ANI.

#WATCH | BJP candidate from North East Delhi, Manoj Tiwari files his nomination for #LokSabhaElection2024 pic.twitter.com/7zBJJhF3tl

— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

On bomb threat to several schools in Delhi-NCR, Delhi Education Minister Atishi said while talking to ANI, 'This is very unfortunate that someone is trying to target children and their parents and trouble them. Fortunately, this threat turned out to be a hoax. We hope that the Delhi Police will soon find out who sent this hoax e-mail and from where, and strict action is taken against the accused... I would urge the parents to not panic... Schools will be closely monitored and schools will function normally tomorrow onwards.'

#WATCH | On bomb threat to several schools in Delhi-NCR, Delhi Education Minister Atishi says, 'This is very unfortunate that someone is trying to target children and their parents and trouble them. Fortunately, this threat turned out to be a hoax. We were constantly in touch… pic.twitter.com/TDie3LojdE

— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's lawyer appeared before the Delhi Police on Wednesday in connection with a case involving a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech.

The Delhi Police had served Reddy a notice under section 160/91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure after the video was allegedly shared by his X handle.

Reddy's lawyer Saumya Gupta told the media that the handle through which the video was shared did not belong to Reddy.

"That account is not owned by Telangana CM," Gupta said after meeting the Delhi Police's investigating officer at IFSO office in Dwarka. (PTI)

Speaking to The Indian Express, Rajender Sharma, whose children study at St. Giri School in Sarita Vihar, said that he received a call from the school admin at around 11 am, asking him to pick up his children as there was evacuation due to a bomb call.

Students have been taken out of the school by parents, while teams of the Southeast police and Bomb Disposal Squad have scanned the premises.

#WATCH | On bomb threat to several schools in Delhi-NCR, Ravinder Yadav, Special CP, Delhi Police Crime Branch, says "These emails were received in several schools. Some hospitals also received these emails yesterday. Thorough checking is going on. Bomb Disposal Squad, Dog Squad… pic.twitter.com/gnFbYOLxtQ

— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to frame a comprehensive policy for granting compensation to people who have lost their lives and limbs in accidents due to the use of Chinese manjha, the glass-coated synthetic/nylon strings used in kite-flying.

A single judge bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad in its April 29 (Monday) order said that it is “pained to note” that despite various court orders directing initiation of steps to ensure that the glass-coated synthetic/nylon strings are not sold in the market, a “number of persons are losing their life and limbs because of Chinese manjha year after year”.

Justice Prasad, thereafter, said, “It appears that the policy has yet not been framed by the government. Status report on behalf of respondent/Delhi Police has also not been filed”. Read

The Delhi HC has dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to "immediately develop a mechanism", ensuring that arrested political party leaders or candidates are allowed to campaign during elections.

The plea moved by a law student, states that he is aggrieved by the "timing of the arrest of political leaders" after the announcement of the ECI's model code of conduct (MCC) for the Lok Sabha elections. The petitioner says he is particularly aggrieved with the timing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21.

“This is an attempt to drag the court in a political thicket. This is all a little bit of propoganda and publicity. This petition is contrary to Fundamental Principles of law. We cant allow someone who is in custody vide a judicial order to campaign through video conferencing. Can we make the law? We cant legislate. We dont decide policy matters,” a bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora underscored.

“Today If a candiate standing in election commits a murder then according to you because MCC is in force he wont be arrested? According to you he should be allowed to campaign. Please see what you are saying. Then People who are involved in rape murder kidnapping cases will start floating a political parties before the elections. This is not the law,” the bench further said.

The HC stopped short of imposing costs on the petitioner while asking his counsel to teach him the separation of powers envisaged in the constitution of india.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Saurabh Bharadwaj weighed in on the recent spate of bomb threats targeting multiple schools in the capital city.He pointed out, 'It is coincidental that yesterday, a spokesperson of the BJP tweeted, 'Do not touch unattended articles. It could be a bomb. Vote for Congress to see such advertisem*nts on TV.' Today, several Delhi schools have received emails warning of bombs. Although these are obviously hoax emails, this is a weird coincidence and an investigation should be conducted.'

VIDEO | Here's what Delhi minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk ) said on multiple Delhi schools receiving bomb threats.

'It is coincidental that yesterday, a spokesperson of BJP tweeted that 'do not touch unattended articles. It can be a bomb. Vote for… pic.twitter.com/qIWQ7CeEta

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 1, 2024

#WATCH | Delhi: On bomb threat to several schools, DCP Central, Devesh Kumar Mahla says, "We've checked all the schools and nothing has been found, there is no need to panic." pic.twitter.com/Nm3e9rVcff

— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi addressed the recent bomb threat incidents in several schools today. She stated that certain schools received threatening emails this morning, leading to the evacuation of students and subsequent searches by the Delhi Police. Fortunately, no suspicious items have been discovered in any of the schools thus far.

Atishi assured that they are maintaining continuous communication with both the police and the schools involved. She urged parents and citizens to remain calm and assured them that school authorities would keep them informed as necessary.

VIDEO | Delhi: Visuals from outside Delhi Public School, Dwarka after it received a bomb threat. Police and fire brigade teams at the spot. More details are awaited.

(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/dv5TRAShcC) pic.twitter.com/KFa7xSuJ1w

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 1, 2024

VIDEO | Delhi: Sanskriti School, Chanakyapuri, receives bomb threat via email. Probe underway.

(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) pic.twitter.com/bOSLPNH75G

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 1, 2024

Panic gripped schools in the national capital after five of them received bomb threats here on Wednesday morning, police officials said.

Mother Mary School at Mayur Vihar, Delhi Public School at Dwarka, Sanskriti School in Chanakyapuri, Delhi Public School at Vasant Kunj and Amity School in Saket have received bomb threats via email, they said.

All five schools have been evacuated after local police was informed about the emails, they added.

Bomb detection team, bomb disposal squad and officials of Delhi Fire Service have been rushed to the school and a search operation is underway, a police officer said.

More schools are said to have received a similar threat mail and it is suspected that one person was behind it all, an officer said.

Security agencies, including Delhi Police Special Cell, are looking to find the source of the email. (PTI)

Delhi: Former Congress MLA Nasseb Singh resigns from the primary membership of the party

He writes, "Today You have appointed Davinder Yadav as DPCC Chief. He as AICC (In-Charge Punjab) has run a campaign in Punjab solely based on attacking Arvind Keiriwal's false agenda and… https://t.co/o5zgA50l7e pic.twitter.com/PrA5zxa5NI

— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2024

Two Delhi schools have received a bomb threat via email here on Wednesday morning, police officials said.

Mother Mary School at Mayur Vihar in east Delhi and Delhi Public School at Dwarka received the bomb threats, they said.

The school premises were evacuated after local police were informed, they added.

Bomb detection team, bomb disposal squad and officials of Delhi Fire Service have been rushed to the school and a search operation is underway, a police officer said. (PTI)