Ghaziabad, January 21: An anonymous hoax call put the Delhi Public School (DPS) Ghaziabad on chaos Thursday morning when police evacuated the school after receiving fake information of planted bomb in the premises.
The police said that immediately after the call was received at the Police Control Room at about 7.00 a.m., they got the school evacuated and conducted a thorough search. Sniffer dogs and the bomb disposal squad were also pressed into service to screen the entire school building.
But after a thorough check for about two hours from 7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m., the police could not find any bomb. After the police announced the all-clear, the school was allowed to run as usual, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Akhil Kumar said.
“Luckily due to the fog and the shift in the school timing, the attendance was very thin. The police conducted a thorough check. The call was, however, a hoax. We have texted parents not to worry,” principal Rita Kapoor said.
–Agencies