Bomb Threat

Three court complexes, including Saket District Court and the Patiala House Court, were vacated soon after the authorities received the threat mails.

High Court bomb threat a hoax call, say Delhi Police

The police said they have checked the court premises as per the Standard operating procedure and found it to be a hoax till now.

After Delhi, Bombay High Court receives bomb threat, staff members vacate premises

This comes as a major security scare gripped the Delhi High Court on Friday after an email threat warning of a bomb in and around the court premises led to panic and disruption of proceedings.

IndiGo flight gets bomb threat written on tissue paper in washroom, Punjab police registers FIR

According to officials, a tissue paper with "bomb inside" written on it was found on an IndiGo flight that landed at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport in Chandigarh from Hyderabad on July 5.

Bhopal airport receives bomb threat again via email, investigations on

The email says explosives had been planted on the airport premises and that that the airport could be blown up at any time.

Hyderabad airport receives bomb threat via email; security forces launch high-level search ops

The law enforcement agencies launched a high-level operation to conduct thorough search of the airport with a bomb squad

Second bomb threat in a week at Mumbai airport: suspect arrested, no explosives found

Officials confirmed that no suspicious objects or explosives were discovered.

Rajiv Gandhi airport in Hyderabad receives bomb threat e-mail, security stepped up

The mail warned that there were "sleeper cells" and the "airport" would explode, following which searches were carried out and nothing suspicious was found, police said.

Bomb threat to Pondy CM's house turns out to be hoax

According to the police, the hotel managements passed on the information to the police. Sleuths of Cyber crime and also bomb detection squads along with sniffer dogs rushed to the hotels in two teams and to the chief minister's house. Extensive searches were conducted lasting three hours.

IndiGo flight lands under full emergency conditions in Mumbai due to bomb threat

The flight landed safely at approximately 8:50pm, and the plane was moved to a remote area for a detailed inspection as part of security protocols.

American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi diverted to Rome

Italy's ANSA news agency said that the diversion was caused by an "alleged bomb threat".

Note with threat to blow up flight found at Ahmedabad airport; probe underway

"A flight carrying passengers from Jeddah landed at the Ahmedabad airport in the morning. After all the passengers alighted, the cleaning staff found a note with a threat to blow up the flight," said Sharad Singhal, joint commissioner of police, Crime Branch.

Bomb threat to more than 40 schools in Delhi; police on high alert, investigation in process

On Monday morning, around 40 schools in Delhi received a bomb threat email demanding USD 30,000 from the sender. The message, sent late Sunday night from the email address scottielanza@gmail.com, claimed multiple bombs were planted inside the schools, hidden to cause injury rather than extensive damage. Prominent schools such as DPS RK Puram, GD Goenka, and The British School were targeted, and many suspended classes and sent students home as a precaution. Delhi Fire Service, bomb detection teams, police, and dog squads responded swiftly and searched the schools. No suspicious items were found by 9:30 am. The threat mentioned a group called "KNR" behind the attack. This incident follows a similar bomb threat in May, where over 200 schools, hospitals, and government installations were targeted. Authorities have not yet solved that case, which involved the use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to send the threats.

Bomb scare at Taj Mahal, turns out to be hoax

Bomb disposal squad, dog squad and other teams were pressed into service but nothing suspicious was found, ACP Sayed Areeb Ahmad, entrusted with Taj Mahal's security, told PTI.

Bomb threats impact domestic air travel sentiment in India

When a hoax threat call forces an emergency response, airlines must shoulder immediate costs—landing fees, fuel dumping or additional refuelling, extensive and repeated security screenings and passenger compensation.

Over 30 flights get bomb threats on Oct 26

In 13 days, more than 300 flights operated by the Indian carriers have received hoax bomb threats. Most of the threats were issued through social media.

Bomb hoax at Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Jharsuguda airports, security beefed up

In 11 days, more than 250 flights operated by Indian carriers have received bomb threats

PM Modi suggests 'whole of govt' approach to tackle hoax bomb threat menace: Report

Airlines in India have received more than 85 fresh security threats today. Within a span of 24 hours, 20 Air India flights, 20 Indigo flights, 20 Vistara flights, and 25 Akasa Airline flights have received hoax bomb threats.

Nearly 50 flights receive bomb threats on October 22; around Rs 600 crore loss likely for airlines in 9 days

On Tuesday alone, around 50 flights, including 13 each of IndiGo and Air India received bomb threats. Akasa Air got the threats for over 12 flights and as many as 11 flights of Vistara also received the threats

What happens after an airline gets a bomb threat? Here are the protocols that they follow

According to independent aviation expert Sidharath Kapur, “Whenever the (bomb) threat comes in, it (the plane) has to land at the nearest airport.”

Flight of Fear: Aviation the new ‘Jamtara’ as cybercriminals target the skies

The bomb hoax calls or any threats would earlier reach the authorities concerned through emails or calls. Now, the cyber criminals have shifted their modus operandi to social media platforms --- primarily X (formerly Twitter)

India tightens aviation security as bomb threats revive ghost of 1985 AI bombing

Government is exploring the possibility of placing individuals responsible for bomb threats on no-fly list. Air marshals are also expected to be deployed on more routes

Govt transfers DGCA Director General Vikram Dev Dutt amid rising bomb threats

Dutt has been transferred to the Ministry of Coal as Secretary.

More sky marshals, crackdown on culprits: Here's how the govt plans to counter airline bomb threats

Besides the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Ministry of Home Affairs has also asked the Central Industrial Security Force, Bureau of Civil Aviation, National Investigation Agency and Intelligence Bureau to submit reports on the bomb threats received by airlines last week.