LIC Office At Delhi's Connaught Place Receives Bomb Threat, Security Teams Rushed To Spot

New Delhi: The Life Corporation of India (LIC) office in Delhi's Connaught Place received bomb threat hours after multiple schools in the national capital received similar warnings.

In recent days, there has been a sudden surge in hoax bomb threats targeting public offices, government buildings, tourist spots, schools, and workplaces, prompting security agencies to spring into action.

Earlier today, several schools in Delhi received bomb threats, sparking panic among security agencies. Last year as well, over 100 schools in the city were targeted with hoax bomb messages and emails over multiple days. Each time a threat was reported, agencies sprang into action, yet no suspicious items were ever found.

As per initial investigation, two mystery user names ‘Roadkill’ and ‘Benji’, are being suspected behind Delhi schools hoax bomb threats.

Several Delhi schools receive bomb threats 

In the past few days, at least 10 schools and a college in the national capital received bomb threats via email over the last three days. On Wednesday, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, which also received the bomb threat informed that it would remain closed for the day as advised by the police.

According to officials, the schools that received threats include St. Thomas School in Dwarka, Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj, The Mother's International School in Hauz Khas, Richmond Global School in Paschim Vihar, and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Lodhi Estate.

Following the alerts, personnel from the Delhi Police and bomb disposal squad were deployed to the school premises. Fire tenders were also sent to the affected locations. 

"Due to a potential bomb threat received this morning, and as advised by the police, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya will remain closed today, 16th July, 2025. A Bomb Disposal Squad is conducting a full sanitisation of the premises. We will keep you updated," the Sardar Patel Vidyalaya said in an email addressed to parents of students enrolled in the school. 

After prominent schools in the national capital received bomb threats, personnel from the Delhi Police and Fire Department were immediately deployed to the spots.

On Monday, two schools in Chanakyapuri and the Dwarka area of Delhi also received bomb threats via the Delhi Police's mail. No explosives were found in the combing operation.

With inputs from ANI