A bomb threat e-mail sent to a private school in outer Delhi turned out to be a hoax, with police tracing the sender to a student who wanted to avoid exams, officials said on Friday.

Student sends hoax bomb threat to school in Delhi to avoid exam, apprehended by police, case registered.

Swift police response to bomb threat at Vice President's residence in Mylapore declared a hoax after extensive searches.

A major security scare unfolded in Chennai on Thursday evening after an anonymous email claimed that a bomb had been planted at Vice President CP Radhakrishnan's residence in Mylapore.

Bomb threat at Chennai VP CP Radhakrishnan’s residence turns out to be a hoax; police confirm rise in fake alerts, similar Delhi school threat traced to a student.

Hoax bomb threat at Delhi school traced to student avoiding exams, police apprehend juvenile sender.

A case was registered, and during the investigation, the cyber team traced the origin of the e-mail to a juvenile