Days after Delhi schools received hoax emails, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla reviewed the situation and pressed on the need to enhance security and regular email monitoring in schools.
The home secretary pressed on the need to prepare detailed protocols and standard operating procedures (SOP) to handle any such situation in the future.
To avoid any unnecessary panic caused by misinformation, he also asked the Delhi Police and schools to remain in close coordination for an “effective response mechanism”.
“Home Secretary reviews the situation in wake of hoax emails received by some schools in Delhi last week. He stressed the need to prepare detailed protocol and SOPs to handle any such situation in future,” a home ministry spokesperson said. “Home Secretary also emphasized the need to enhance security, CCTV cameras and regular monitoring of emails in the schools,” the spokesperson said.
Home Secretary also emphasized the need to enhance security, CCTV cameras and regular monitoring of emails in the schools. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary and @DelhiPolice Commissioner. (3/3)— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) May 6, 2024
The gathering included the Delhi Chief Secretary and the Delhi Police Commissioner. On May 1, over 200 schools in Delhi-NCR received identical threatening emails alleging the placement of explosives on their premises, leading to extensive evacuations and searches while anxious parents hurried to retrieve their children. Authorities conducted searches but found “nothing objectionable,” ultimately classifying it as a hoax.
On the eve of Lok Sabha elections in Ahmedabad, 16 schools on Monday received threatening emails regarding bomb blasts. However, a police statement dismissed this as a hoax as no suspicious items were discovered during searches.
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