New Delhi, Apr 13 — Two bomb threat emails warning of blasts at the Delhi Legislative Assembly were received on Monday, days after a recent security breach at the complex, officials said.
The emails, sent to the official ID of the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat and to Speaker Vijender Gupta, claimed the Assembly would be “blown up… with 15 cyanide gas-filled RDX bombs” within hours.
Police said the messages are being verified and security has been tightened at the Assembly premises.
“The emails are being examined and necessary security measures have been put in place,” an official said.
The content of the emails, written in Hindi, also referred to political developments linked to the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026, and mentioned individuals and parties in the state. Officials did not comment on the specifics of these references.
Authorities said both emails carried identical content and were received on separate official accounts.
The development comes days after a breach at the Assembly complex, when a man drove through a gate and entered the premises before being detained. The accused was later identified as Sarabjit Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district.
Family members of the accused said he had been attempting to meet officials regarding a personal matter and was under medical distress at the time. “He had only gone there to give flowers and show documents… he is not a criminal, he is a patient,” a relative said.
Police said the investigation into both the earlier breach and the latest threat emails is ongoing, with agencies working to ascertain the source and credibility of the messages.
It’s important to note that schools in Delhi and Punjab have been receiving repeated bomb threats via email in recent months. Earlier, a Bengaluru resident was arrested for allegedly sending over 1,000 hoax bomb threat emails.