A south Delhi school was evacuated after a bomb threat was received by institution via email on Wednesday morning, police said.

A senior police official said that an email claiming that a bomb had been planted at the premises, was sent to The Indian School in Sadiq Nagar area of southern Delhi at around 10:49 am today morning following which the students and the staff were asked to evacuate the school grounds as a precautionary measure.

The official said a bomb disposal was rushed to the scene and is currently combing the premises along with a dog squad of the Delhi Police, however, nothing suspicious has been found so far.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Chandan Chowdhary, said: “Information was shared telephonically by Brijesh from the Indian School, BRT Road regarding receipt of an email regarding bombs planted in school. The email was received today morning. The school has been evacuated and a thorough check is being done by bomb squad and AS check teams.”

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In a statement, the school administration said they alerted the police after receiving the bomb threat via email on Wednesday morning.

The administration also asked parents and guardians to pick up their kids from the school as the institution has been closed early today as precautionary measure after the threatening email came to light, however, they added, the school will resume tomorrow as per normal timings.

As per reports, panicked parents rushed to pick up their children after they received a message from school authorities informing them of the threat of a bomb on the premises.

Visuals on social media show a large crowd of parents and students gathered outside the school gate.

According to the police, a similar email was sent to the same school back in November last year but it turned out to be a hoax.

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The Delhi Police on Monday said that the bodies of an elderly couple were found at their home in the national capital’s Gokulpuri area, adding that the victims were likely murdered during a robbery attempt at their residence.

A senior official said that the victims, identified as 72-year-old Radheshyam Varma and his wife Reena Devi (78), were found murdered in the bedroom of their home on the ground floor of the building in Govindpuri area.

He said the police were informed about the incident by the slain couple’s son, Ravi Varma, who lives in the same building on the first floor, adding that Radheshyam Varma was an ex-government school teacher where he had retired as vice principal.

Giving details, the officer said that prima facie, it appears to be a case of robbery and murder as Rs 4 lakh in cash, which the couple had received as advance following a property sale, and jewelry was found missing from the deceased victims’ residence.

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The officer said that Ravi Varma, also a teacher by profession, was called in for questioning and told the police that his deceased parents had recently received rupees five and a half lakh in advance from a buyer who had agreed to buy their house.

Inquiries were also made from other members of the deceased couple’s family who revealed that Rs 4.5 lakhs in cash and jewelry were missing from their house.

Local reports quoting eyewitnesses claimed that Ravi had allegedly visited his parents’ house at around 10:30 pm on Sunday, however, its unknown if he has told the police about this.

Officials said that signs of breaking and entering were found at the victims’ home which signals that the assailants forced their way inside the premises and robbed the place after killing the elderly couple.

An official said the police is scanning nearby security camera footage to identify the culprits, adding that a case has been registered in this regard and further investigation is ongoing.

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A minor boy was detained by the police for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl at knife-point inside an under-construction building in Ashok Vihar area of northwest Delhi on Tuesday, police said today.

According to the police, the 16-year-old victim and her 18-year-old elder sister, were held by the boy at knife-point in an under-construction building where the girls’ parents worked as labourers.

A senior police officer said the victim lives with her parents and older sister in a makeshift accommodation inside the under-construction building and boy had allegedly broken in to the premises with an intention to rob the girl’s family of their valuables.

Giving details, the officer said the victim and her 18-year-old sister were home alone as their parents had gone to collect their wages, and taking advantage of the situation, the accused threatened the sisters with a knife and then took the younger sister at knife-point to a secluded spot in the building where he allegedly raped her.

He said that the girl’s parents filed a complaint, based on which a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), was registered and the minor boy was detained.

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The officer further said that it is being investigated if the under construction-building was a school, adding that further probe is underway and more details will follow.

In a related incident, in March, a 54-year-old man who worked as a peon at an MCD school in Delhi’s Gazipur, was arrested after Class 5 girl student was allegedly gang-raped by the peon and three of his accomplices inside the premises.

In a statement, the Delhi Police had said, the accused, identified as Ajay, was nabbed while the police are on the lookout for his accomplices.

They said the peon in the MCD school, along with his accomplices, sedated the girl and then sexually assaulted her. As per reports, the peon had been working in the MCD school for a decade and is a native of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh and currently resided in Ghaziabad.

The incident reportedly transpired on March 14, following which the minor girl stopped attending school and also remained absent for her final exams. After the minor failed to appear for the exam, the minor’s teacher contacted her brother who narrated the ordeal to the teacher.

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