A handwritten bomb threat found inside the lavatory of an IndiGo flight bound for Ahmedabad triggered a security alert at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport. After a thorough search found nothing suspicious, police registered an FIR and launched an investigation into the hoax.
Several Gurugram schools received hoax bomb threat emails on Wednesday morning, allegedly from the "Khalistan National Army." The threats targeted Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and warned of attacks on the Red Fort.
A hoax bomb threat email sent to the Administrative Officer of Karimnagar district court on Wednesday prompted immediate police action. No explosives were found, and the threat was confirmed as a false alarm.
Security checks were conducted at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence and a private bank in Thiruvananthapuram after an email claimed bombs were planted at both sites. The threat was later confirmed as a hoax. Police say similar dark web-linked emails were sent earlier.
Actor-politician Vijay received a bomb threat via email for his Neelankarai residence in Chennai. The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad conducted a thorough search early Thursday morning and confirmed it was a hoax. Similar threats have targeted other city personalities.
Cyber fraudster Ashwin Supra, who sent a fake WhatsApp threat claiming 400 kg of RDX was planted across Mumbai during Ganeshotsav, has been arrested in a joint Bihar–Mumbai Police operation. The hoax triggered mass panic but no explosives were found.
A 51-year-old astrologer from Noida was arrested for sending a fake terror threat to Mumbai Police, claiming 14 terrorists had entered the city with RDX. Police said he attempted to frame a former friend who had filed a case against him.
The email sent to the hospital's official email ID stated that there was a bomb on the premises and patients needed to be saved, an official from Bhoiwada police station said
Officials said the threat email was sent to the official email accounts of various departments, including the secretary of higher education and director of higher education on Saturday night.
The CISF personnel swung into action after the information was flashed. Two aircrafts bound for Chennai and another aircraft that reportedly arrived from Chennai were checked for explosives
Ghouse Pasha (39), a resident of Kukatpally, called the police control room on Dial 100 and allegedly told that he overheard two people discussing about planting explosives at the hotel.
