Page 12 - Bomb Threat Calls

Delhi school receives bomb threat, police say no suspicious object found

A search was initiated on the premises of the Delhi Public School in Mathura Road here after the school administration received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday morning, officials said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Rajesh Deo, after reviewing the situation, said no suspicious object has been found on the school premises yet. "The situation is normal. Bomb disposal squad, dog squad and a SWAT team are sanitising the school building," the police officer added. As the news of the bomb threat spread, panic-stricken parents gathered outside the school in the morning. The school was evacuated and the fire department was informed about the threat around 8 am. A fire tender was rushed to the spot, officials said. The Indian School in Delhi's Sadiq Nagar had received bomb threats twice -- in April this year and in November 2022. The most recent threat to The Indian School was made on April 12 via an email, following which the school was evacuated as the bomb squad and oth

Bihar Police detain one person for hoax bomb call to Patna airport

Bihar Police has detained one person on Wednesday after a hoax call was made claiming that an explosive was planted at the Jayprakash Narayan International Airport here earlier in the day. The caller was detained by the police in Samastipur, senior superintendent of police of Patna Rajeev Mishra told PTI. Initial investigations have revealed that the caller was in an inebriated state when he made the call, he said. "The entire area was scanned thoroughly but no suspicious object was found. The search operation was carried out without inconveniencing the passengers," Mishra said. The matter is being investigated, he said. Security was beefed up at the airport after the call was made to a landline number on Wednesday morning, an airport official said. "As the information given by the caller was non-specific, the entire terminal building, parking area and office building was scanned by security forces. But no explosive was found," he said. Bihar is a dry state. Chief Minister Nitis

Hoax call claiming bomb at Patna airport sends staffers into tizzy

A hoax call claiming that a bomb was planted on the premises of the Jayprakash Narayan International Airport in the Bihar capital sent security personnel into a tizzy on Wednesday. Security was beefed up at the airport after the call was made at a landline number in the morning, a senior official said. "As the information was non-specific, the entire terminal building, parking area and office building was scanned by security forces but no bomb was found," the airport official said. Senior Superintendent of Police Rajeev Mishra told PTI that the call turned out to be a hoax and nothing was found so far. "The entire area was scanned thoroughly but no suspicious object was found. The search operation was carried out without inconveniencing the passengers. The matter is being investigated further," he said.

School in Delhi's Defence Colony evacuated after bomb threat via email

A school in Delhi's Defence Colony was evacuated Wednesday morning after an e-mail said there were bombs on the premises, police said. The bomb squad and other agencies are inspecting the school for any such explosive substances, they said. A senior police officer said a person named Brijesh of Indian School, BRT Road, informed them about the email. The email was received at 10:49 am, the officer said. The school has been evacuated and a thorough check is being conducted by the team, he added.

Delhi-Chennai train stopped at Rajasthan after bomb hoax call, 3 detained

Hazrat Nizamuddin - M.G.R.Chennai Central Garib Rath Express (12612), was stopped at the Dholpur station in Rajasthan for three hours, after a passenger claimed that there was a bomb on the train

Deogarh-bound IndiGo flight from Delhi diverted to Lucknow over bomb threat

Confirming the news of the bomb threat, IndiGo said that all necessary security protocols were followed and the aircraft was cleared for takeoff

Chandigarh court evacuated after bomb threat call, police launch search

The Chandigarh Police launched a search operation in the district court complex here Tuesday afternoon following a bomb threat call, officials said. "We got information from the control room that there might be a bomb (inside the court complex). After this, a massive search operation has been launched," a senior Chandigarh police official said. The court complex in Sector 43 was evacuated, with the police asking all present inside including the judges and advocates to move out. The area was cordoned off, and bomb disposal and dog squads were deployed at the site, which lies next to the busy interstate bus terminus in sector 43. An advocate also said information received suggested that there could be a bomb inside. Police deployment in the area has been strengthened.

Ticketing agent held for making hoax bomb call in SpiceJet Delhi-Pune plane

After receiving the complaint, a case was registered under relevant sections, they said

Bomb call grounds SpiceJet Delhi-Pune flight; all passengers safe: Police

All the passengers and crew members are safe, they said, adding that the aircraft is being checked

Nothing suspicious found on Moscow-Goa flight: Jamnagar Airport director

According to the airport director, the flight will depart from Jamnagar to Goa between 10.30 am and 11 am

Moscow-Goa flight makes emergency landing in Jamnagar following bomb threat

A Moscow-to-Goa flight made an emergency landing at Gujarat's Jamnagar airport on Monday night following a bomb threat, police said. All the 236 passengers and crew members were evacuated safely and the plane is being checked by local authorities along with police and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), Inspector General of Police (Rajkot and Jamnagar Range) Ashok Kumar Yadav said. "The plane going from Moscow to Goa was forced to make an emergency landing at the Jamnagar airport due to a bomb threat. After landing, all 236 passengers and crew members were deboarded safely. Police, BDDS and local authorities are searching the entire plane," he said. An official of the Russian embassy in New Delhi said the embassy was alerted by the Indian authorities about the alleged bomb scare on the Azur Air flight en route from Moscow to Goa. "The aircraft has made an emergency landing at the Jamnagar Indian Air Force base. Everyone on board is safe. The authorities are conducting a .

Bomb threat calls received by Mumbai police; security tightened in city

Mumbai police on Wednesday received a 'suspicious' call from an unidentified caller informing that bombs are planted at several key places across Mumbai

Caller threatens to blow up SBI office in Mumbai; police initiate probe

A call threatening to blow up the State Bank of India office in Mumbai's Nariman Point and kill the bank chairman was received at the branch, police said

Moscow-Delhi flight arrives safely after bomb threat; search underway

Situation at Indira Gandhi International Airport became chaotic after the Delhi Police received a PCR call about a bomb in a flight that was coming from Moscow

Bomb threat onboard Iranian plane over Indian airspace; IAF jets scrambled

According to sources, inputs were received by security agencies in Delhi about the possibility of a bomb on board, which triggered an alert and permission was not granted to the plane to land in Delhi

Email threat to blow up IndiGo flight turns out to be hoax, case registered

A case was registered after an unidentified person sent an email to the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) threatening to blow up a flight of IndiGo airline, a Mumbai police official said on Sunday. The email threat, which was received on Saturday night, turned out to be a hoax after nothing suspicious was found post a thorough check of the aircraft, the Sahar police station official said. The email had a sentence that read "I will blow up flight 6E 6045", he said, adding that an FIR has been registered under Indian Penal Code section 506B (issuing death threat) and other offences. IndiGo, in a statement, said "due to a specific bomb threat, IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Ahmedabad was impacted on October 1, 2022." "The bomb threat protocol was initiated and the flight operated after all the checks were completed," the airline said in its statement, though it did not share details like the number of passengers on board, flight number and delay in departure due to the ...

Security agencies on alert after bomb hoax via email at Mumbai airport

Security agencies have been put on alert after an email was received at the Mumbai international airport warning about a bomb on an IndiGo plane, police officials said

Singapore Airlines' San Francisco flight bomb threat verified to be false

Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) announced on Wednesday that a bomb threat on Singapore Airlines flight SQ33 from San Francisco has been verified to be false

Gurugram's Leela Hotel evacuated after bomb threat call; search underway

A call about a bomb threat sparked panic at a hotel in Gurugram on Tuesday and a search is on to trace it, police said. The call was received at Leela Hotel in the Ambiance Mall complex around 11:35 am. The police were immediately informed following which bomb disposal and dog squads reached the hotel and evacuated it, sources said. A senior police officer said that the threat call to the hotel was made from a mobile number which was found switched off. "The search is on and the police are trying to identify the caller," the official added.

Bomb hoax at five-star hotel rattles Mumbai cops for third time in 5 days

A threat to blow up a five-star hotel near Mumbai airport turned out to be a hoax, though the Mumbai Police again went into a high alert mode for the third time in barely five days