Teen held for sending bomb threat to Delhi Police HQ

NEW DELHI: A teenage boy was caught for allegedly sending an email to the Delhi Police headquarters saying that a bomb was planted in the outer Delhi’s Nangloi area, police said on Friday.

After a thorough checking in the area, the sender, who turned out to be a teenage boy, was caught. He was counselled by the police before being handed over to his parents.

The Delhi Police Headquarters on Jai Singh Road in central Delhi is about 18 kilometers away from Nangloi.

The PHQ in a statement said, “The sender is an immature child and therefore, in his interest and in compliance

of the mandate of JJ Act, details of his identity cannot be shared.”