Over 50 schools receive bomb threats across Delhi; ‘terrorizers group’ demands $25K

NEW DELHI: A few days after several schools received bomb threats, over 50 schools have received another bomb threat mails in the national capital region in the early hours of Wednesday, police officials have informed.

According to Delhi police, a group identifying itself as ‘Terrorizers 111’ sent an email to various schools, including DAV Public School, Faith Academy, doon public school, Sarvodhaya Vidyalaya and others, demanding $25,000. The same group had allegedly demanded $5,000 in cryptocurrency after sending various bomb threats on August 18.

The group sent a bulk email to the principals and administration staff of various schools, claiming that they have “breached their IT systems” and will detonate bombs within 48 hours across school premises.

#WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from outside Andhra Education Society (AES) in Prasad Nagar, Karol Bagh which is one of the schools in the city which have received bomb threats. pic.twitter.com/S8nKB9tqWY

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“We are the Terrorizers 111 group. We have planted explosives inside your building, and others across the city. Devices include high-yield C4 bombs and timed charges placed in classrooms, auditoriums, staff rooms, and school buses, designed to cause maximum casualties. We have breached your IT systems, extracted student and staff data, and compromised all security cameras. We are monitoring your actions in real time. Transfer 2000 USD to Ethereum address within 48 hours, or we will detonate the bombs”, the email read.

“Evacuate all schools and suspend operations immediately to avoid loss of life. Any attempt to contact authorities will trigger immediate detonation and public release of your sensitive data. Terrorizers 111 Group does not forgive or forget. Payment is your only option to prevent disaster. Act now”, the email added.

#WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from outside Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, which is one of the schools in the city which have received bomb threats. pic.twitter.com/dUfpeIMvDx

— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2025

Earlier, two schools in Malviya Nagar and Prasad Nagar in Karol Bagh received a bomb threat at 7.40 am, with a fire tender being dispatched in the area. Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya (SKV) in Malviya Nagar received the bomb threat at 7.40 am and Prasad Nagar’s Andhra School in Karol Bagh received a threat at 7.42 am.

This is the second time in two days that several schools in Delhi have received bomb threat mails, where Delhi Public School, Modern Convent and others received a threat mail on August 18. Delhi police said on August 18, that Delhi Public School (DPS) Dwarka, Modern Convent School and ShreeRam World School in Sector 10, Dwarka received the threat through an email ID

As a safety measure, the schools were quickly evacuated. Police and bomb disposal teams arrived at the scene and began a thorough search of the premises. Several schools in the national capital had received emails from a group identifying itself as the “Terrorisers 111 Group.” The messages demanded a payment of $5,000 in cryptocurrency within 72 hours, warning that bombs would be detonated on school premises if the demand was not met, said an official. (ANI)