BJP, AAP In Warfare Of Phrases As Cops Reveal NGO Join In Delhi College Bomb Threats Case – News18

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The Delhi Police mentioned that an adolescent, who was detained for sending over 400 bomb hoax emails to colleges, is linked to an NGO that has connections to a political get together.
No less than 40 Delhi faculties had acquired bomb risk emails on December 9 final 12 months. (PTI Picture)
The Delhi Police on Tuesday revealed {that a} Class 12 scholar, who was lately apprehended for allegedly sending bomb threats to greater than 400 metropolis faculties, is linked to an NGO that helps a political get together. Nonetheless, the police refused to determine the political get together in query.
Notably, whereas addressing a press convention, a senior Delhi Police officer additionally knowledgeable that through the investigation, in addition they received to know that the NGO named within the matter had beforehand voiced its assist for Parliament assault convict Afzal Guru.
BJP Vs AAP On Bomb Hoax
Quickly after the police hinted in direction of the NGO’s reference to a political get together, the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) blamed AAP, saying “Atishi’s dad and mom labored to avoid wasting Afzal Guru.” Following BJP’s allegations, AAP hit again and mentioned that the BJP was attempting to politicise the matter.
“Atishi’s dad and mom labored to avoid wasting Afzal Guru. Did AAP or any NGO related to them have any reference to this [hoax bomb threats]?” BJP chief Sushanshu Trivedi mentioned.
Responding to BJP’s allegations, AAP chief Sanjay Singh mentioned, “I wish to ask BJP when did they get inducted into the Delhi Police? You are attempting to achieve political benefit out of bomb threats to little youngsters. Aren’t you ashamed?”
Scholar of Personal College Concerned
The Delhi police on Tuesday mentioned {that a} scholar of a personal faculty had despatched emails to greater than 400 faculties. “We have been monitoring e-mails and due to a digital personal community (VPN), it was tough to trace the origins. We additionally needed to confirm whether or not there was a terror angle to it,” Particular Commissioner of Police (Regulation and Oder) Madhup Tewari was quoted as saying.
He added that service suppliers weren’t in a position to assist police due to using the VPN.
“Our groups tracked the minor after latest e-mails on January 8. Because the e-mail sender was a juvenile, the workforce took his laptop computer and cell phone for a forensic examination,” the officer mentioned.
Police groups tracked 400 risk e-mails despatched by the minor. Additionally they checked the background of his father, who has been working with an NGO, and came upon that the organisation is a part of a civil society group that has been elevating points concerning the hanging of Afzal Guru and can also be serving to a political get together.
With out naming the political get together, the officer mentioned the groups are additional investigating the matter.
(With company inputs)