A private school in Delhi’s Defence Colony was evacuated on Wednesday morning after an email containing a bomb threat was received by the school administration, a police official said.

According to the Delhi Police, an email was sent to The Indian Public School this morning claiming that a bomb was planted on its premises.

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Authorities at The Indian School informed the police that they received the email at 10:49 am. However, no explosive device was found during the check at the school premises.

“The school has been evacuated and a thorough check is being done by a bomb squad,” the official added.

“A minute and thorough checking of the school premises (The Indian School) was undertaken by the bomb disposal squad, bomb disposal team and the SWAT teams after evacuating the premises. The email threat appears to be a hoax,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Chandan Chowdhary said.

The Special Cell and the Special Branch were also informed about the email.

“The SWAT team is also conducting searches inside the premises. The police have so far conducted two rounds of search and that the third round was underway.

“Police teams are looking for the source of the e-mail. In November last year, the school received a similar email which was sent via a German server,” the police officer said.