A suspected bomb threat on the Air India flight AI-471 travelling from Delhi to Vishakhapatnam turned out to be a hoax after the authorities received a call for the threat on Wednesday.
The Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh on Friday received a hoax bomb threat after which the case has been registered against unidentified persons in this connection, officials said.
A Vistara flight bound for Srinagar, carrying 177 passengers and one infant, received a bomb threat on Friday, prompting swift action by the airline and security forces. Flight no-UK-611, which departed from Delhi, landed safely at Srinagar Airport at approximately 12:10 AM.
This status report has been filed pursuant to an order passed by the bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad on May 6, 2024. This matter is coming up for a hearing on May 20.
The Delhi High court on Monday sought a report from Delhi Police and the Delhi government in ten days, explaining the steps it has taken to ensure that children were evacuated safely from schools in the event of a bomb scare while hearing a plea related to hoax bomb call incident in private
After recent hoax bomb threats that targeted over 250 schools in the Delhi-NCR region, security forces have intensified their preparedness through a series of mock drills across various key locations in the city, including schools, airports, metro stations, and government buildings, said
Sharing details, the Mumbai police said, "A female employee working at Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Terminal-1 received a call from an unknown number about the bomb threat."
The Delhi High Court recently sought a detailed status report from the Delhi government on a hoax bomb call incident in private schools. The High Court has also warned that if the status report is not filed, the joint secretary-level officer will be present in court.
According to official, the hoax call of bomb threat was received at the airport at around 5.15 am regarding a flight from Delhi to Kolkata which was scheduled to depart from IGI Airport.