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Delhi schools receive 'Delhi will become Khalistan' bomb threat emails
Nine schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails signed by 'Khalistan National Army' on February 9, 2026, prompting evacuations and searches. The threats were hoaxes amid a series of similar incidents since 2025.
Why It Matters
These hoax threats disrupt education, strain emergency services, heighten public anxiety, and raise concerns over Khalistani extremism in a politically sensitive context.
Timeline
6 Events
Evacuations and searches conducted
February 9, 2026, morning
Delhi Police, fire teams, and bomb squads evacuate students and search the nine schools; threats confirmed as hoaxes.[1][3][6]
Nine schools receive Khalistan bomb threats
February 9, 2026, 8:30:00 AM IST
Nine Delhi schools including Loreto Convent, Venkateshwar Global, Cambridge School (multiple branches), Indian School, CM Shri School, DTEA School, Bal Bharti, and Manav Sthali receive emails from 'Khalistan National Army' stating 'Delhi will become Khalistan' with threats of explosions at 1:11 PM and Parliament blast on February 13.[1][3][6]
Five Delhi schools receive threats
January 29, 2026
Five schools in Delhi, including Loreto Convent, Don Bosco, Carmel Convent in Anand Niketan and Dwarka, targeted by bomb threats, all hoaxes.[1]
Dwarka court complex hoax threat
January 28, 2026
Dwarka court complex in Delhi receives a bomb threat, confirmed as hoax.[1]
Multiple schools threatened
January 23, 2026
Schools in Noida, including Shiv Nadar School and Cambridge School, receive bomb threats.[2]
Wave of school bomb threat hoaxes begins
Early 2025
Bomb threat emails to schools in Delhi NCR start early in 2025, escalating through the year with peaks in July, September, October, November, and December.[2]