India, March 3 -- At least three banks and six schools in the national Capital received bomb threats via email on Monday, which were later declared a hoax after exhaustive searches, officials said.

Delhi Fire Services said calls regarding bomb threats started coming in around 8.20 am after the institutions received emails warning of explosives on their premises.

Among the banks that received the threats were the Axis Bank branch in Connaught Place, the State Bank of India AIIMS branch and the SBI branch in East Delhi's Shahdara.

The six schools that received similar emails included Army Public School in Delhi Cantt, Salwan Public School, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Mira Public School in Janakpuri, Ramjas Public School in Rajendra Nagar and...