Key Takeaways
- Delhi Police debunks false WhatsApp messages about bomb recovery from schools.
- Public urged to verify information before believing or forwarding it.
- Bomb threat in Delhi schools declared a hoax by police and government.
New Delhi: Refuting false claims being circulated on WhatsApp regarding the recovery of bombs from some schools in the national capital, the Delhi Police on Thursday urged the public to check the veracity and source of information of such messages.
Delhi Police PRO Suman Nalwa in a social media post said, “Fake news in the form of WhatsApp messages regarding recovery of some suspicious objects from some schools is going on.”
“These messages are totally false. Please check the veracity and source of information behind every such message before believing or forwarding it,” Nalwa mentioned.
She also requests everyone to further disseminate information about the false messages to prevent panic among the masses.
Fear gripped schools in Delhi and neighboring areas on Wednesday after an email threatened a terror attack. However, the police and government later declared it a hoax.
The email prompted disruption of studies, evacuation and massive searches in the schools.
