For four months, a single woman kept Delhi's schools and government offices on edge, leaving everyone from the police to young children rattled. One day it was a fake bomb scare at a school, the next a serious allegation aimed at an office, and the cycle simply would not stop. After a long and painstaking effort, Delhi Police finally tracked her down and arrested her near Gurudwara Bangla Sahib.
According to police, the woman pulled off an act roughly every 40 minutes on average over the past four months, each one impossible for any agency to ignore. During this period she sent more than 200 threatening emails to schools and offices across the country. Some emails carried false bomb warnings, others alleged tampering with EVMs. At times they spoke of corruption in a particular office, and at other times they raised issues linked to the Aravali region.
Who is the accused?
Police have identified the accused as 41-year-old Seema Lohumi. She is originally from Ahmedabad in Gujarat. The investigation revealed that she had been continuously emailing various government departments, schools and institutions since 9 February 2026. Each time, the language and content of the email were such that no agency could afford to take them lightly.
Schools evacuated again and again
Over these four months, the woman sent false bomb threats to several schools. Every such warning forced the schools to be evacuated. Each time the information turned out to be false, but for safety reasons the agencies still had to carry out the full drill.
Closing in through technical surveillance
Given the seriousness of the case, police began tracking the mobile number linked to the emails. But the accused was no less cunning. Her phone stayed switched off for long stretches. Even so, the technical team kept a constant watch on her activity.
During the probe, several digital clues were gathered and the scope of technical surveillance was widened. After yet another threatening email surfaced on 18 June, police intensified the operation. Finally, on 21 June, technical surveillance placed the suspect's location around Gurudwara Bangla Sahib. The moment the information came in, a police team reached the spot and, acting swiftly, detained the woman just outside Bangla Sahib.
What police are doing now
During questioning, it emerged that she had been sending such emails for a long time. Family members, meanwhile, told police that the woman is also undergoing treatment. For now, police are trying to find out the real motive behind these emails and whether anyone else was involved in the entire affair. Investigating agencies are also examining her digital records and contacts.
