Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials said Maxfort School in Dwarka’s Sector 7 reported the threat around 7.05 am. (Source: maxfortdwarka.com)A school in Dwarka received a bomb threat via email, marking the fourth time in a week that schools across Delhi have received hoax threats.Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials said Maxfort School in Dwarka’s Sector 7 reported the threat around 7.05 am.Police teams, bomb disposal squads and fire tenders are conducting searches inside the school. “The building has been evacuated and thorough checking is underway to ensure the safety of the students,” an official said.Five schools, including Maxfort, reported receiving bomb threats on Thursday.On Monday, over 30 schools across Delhi received similar threats, which later turned out to be hoaxes.On Wednesday, around 50 schools in the national capital received bomb threats again through e-mail, which were again later declared a hoax. According to police officials, the senders used a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to send the emails and prevent authorities from tracking them.Last year, the National Capital witnessed 25 such cases, and this year, schools have already received bomb threat emails five times. As per police records, only a few cases were solved last year, and just one so far this year.Story continues below this adLast December, the police had zeroed in on a student who had allegedly emailed a bomb threat to his school to avoid an examination. The student had simply used an email ID without VPN, making it easier for the police to track him. The child was counselled and allowed to go.In July this year, an investigation allegedly revealed that a minor boy had sent fake threats to two educational institutions — Delhi University’s St Stephen’s College and St Thomas School in Dwarka. He was briefly detained and released after counselling.During the counselling session, the Class 8 student of a private school revealed that he wanted schools to be shut down and had randomly added the email IDs of the institutions. In this case, too, the boy had not used a VPN, an officer said.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd