Student taken into custody for sending hoax bomb threat mails to 4 Noida schools
Noida, Feb 6 (PTI): A 15-year-old student of Class 9 was taken into custody for sending fake emails of bomb threat to four schools in Noida, police said on Thursday.
He used Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology to hide his location and IP address so that he does not have to attend the school, they said.
The student was taken into custody and presented before the Juvenile Court, police said.
"Four schools of Noida -- Step By Step, The Heritage School, Gyanshree and Mayoor School -- got an email of bomb threat at about 12:30 am on Wednesday. After that on Wednesday, the school administration checked the email and informed police about the bomb threat," Noida Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ram Badan Singh told PTI.
"After that police team, fire brigade, bomb squad, dog squad and BDS team rushed to the schools and checked school premises. The schools were also evacuated for the safety purpose and there was not any suspicious thing found in any school and all places were normal. The email of the bomb threat was fake and after checking the classes resumed in the schools," he said.
An FIR was registered in this case on behalf of one of the schools at Sector 126 police Station under 212, 351(4), 352 of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and 67 D of the IT Act, police said.
It was found after investigation by the surveillance team and cyber team that a student of Class 9 was behind sending fake email to all schools, they said.
The DCP said "the student informed the police that he used VPN technology to hide his location and IP address and then sent emails to all schools".
"He also took help from the internet, read previous news related to the fake email bomb threats and social media before sending emails to the schools," Singh said.
The student, a resident of Delhi's Sarita Vihar, has been taken into custody and was presented before the Juvenile Court, he added.
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
