Page 5 - Bomb Threat Calls

Delhi govt releases detailed SOP for tackling bomb threats in schools

Following multiple hoax bomb threats in 2024-25, the Delhi government has issued a comprehensive SOP mandating safety protocols and coordination with emergency services

Mumbai airport, Taj Hotel receive bomb threat over Afzal Guru hanging

While nothing suspicious was found, an investigation to trace the sender of the email is underway

Tata Memorial Hospital receives bomb threat email, turns out to be hoax

The Tata Memorial Hospital here received an email about a bomb on the premises on Friday morning, but it turned out to be a hoax after nothing suspicious was found, police said. 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. He said the police swung into action and searched the premises, but nothing suspicious was found. The police are in the process of registering a first information report, and further probe is underway, the official added.

Delhi HC issues notice to govt, police over plea on school bomb threats SOP

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notices to government's chief secretary and police in the capital after a plea alleged failure on their part in formulating a comprehensive mechanism to combat emergent situations such as bomb threats in schools. Justice Anish Dayal called it a serious issue, saying it required the urgent attention of authorities especially when repeated hoax calls had become very common and troubled children, their parents and schools. The plea before Justice Dayal claimed authorities were in contempt of the court's November 14 2024 order which directed them to develop a comprehensive action plan with a detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) to address such concerns. The directions required the government agencies and police to develop the mechanism within eight weeks of the issuance. On Thursday, the court sought an update on the matter and posted the hearing on May 19, when government and police officials were asked to remain present. In his plea, ..

Kerala CMO, Secretariat receive bomb threat ahead of PM Modi's state visit

A wave of email threats has targeted key locations across Kerala, including district collectorates, Revenue Divisional Offices, and the Kerala High Court

Aurangabad bench of Bombay HC receives bomb threat mail, probe underway

Police officials, sniffer dogs, bomb detection and disposal squad, cyber crime and special branch personnel reached the spot for inspection

Dwarka court evacuated after bomb threat, search operation underway

A bomb threat led to the evacuation of Dwarka District Court in Delhi. Police conducted a search operation, but no suspicious items were found; an in investigation is ongoing

Punjab LoP Partap Bajwa booked over claim of '50 bombs reaching' state

Hours after being quizzed over his "50 bombs have reached Punjab" claims, the Punjab Police on Sunday booked Leader of Opposition in state assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on various charges including misleading information that endangers country's sovereignty and unity. The case has been registered at Cyber Crime police station in Mohali, sources said. The FIR was filed against Bajwa under Sections 197(1)(d) (false and misleading information that endangers country's sovereignty and unity) and 353(2) (false statements intend to create enmity and hatred or ill will) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, they sources. Earlier in the day, a two-member team of Punjab Police reached the residence of Bajwa and questioned him over his claims even as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asked the Congress leader to reveal the source of his information, questioning if he "had direct links with Pakistan". Bajwa said he cooperated with the police team which visited his residence here but refused to divulge his

IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai after bomb threat

The alert was triggered when a bomb threat message was found inside one of the plane's toilets while the aircraft was mid-flight

Airlines received 24 hoax bomb calls this year till March 2025: Govt

Airlines received 24 hoax bomb threat calls this year till March 25, the government said on Thursday. Citing data from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said a total of 836 hoax bomb threats were received by airline operators since 2022 till March 25, 2025. In 2022, the number of the calls stood at 13 and rose to 71 in 2023. Last year, there were 728 such calls and the count was at 24 this year up to March 25, as per the data. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, the minister said 13 people were arrested in 2024 for making hoax bomb threat calls to airlines. BCAS has mandated robust protocols for handling such threats in coordination with law enforcement agencies, central security agencies, CISF and stakeholders, leading to minimal impact on flight operations. Bomb Threat Contingency Plan (BTCP) is put in place to handle such threats. "As a part of BTCP, every airport has a designated Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (B

Air India flight to New York returns to Mumbai after mid-air bomb threat

An Air India flight from Mumbai to New York returned mid-air after a bomb threat, landing safely with 322 onboard as security agencies investigated a lavatory note

Why an American Airlines flight to Delhi with 199 passengers landed in Rome

Italian military officials dispatched two Eurofighter Typhoon jets to intercept and escort the aircraft as it entered Italian airspace

Hoax bomb threats to airlines jumped 13 times to 714 in 2024, shows data

Airports, too, bore the brunt of this chaos, with the number of bomb threats rising nearly six-fold to 299 in 2024, compared to a mere 51 the previous year

Bomb threat letter found on Ahmedabad flight triggers investigation

Security personnel, including the local police, the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), and other investigative agencies, thoroughly searched the aircraft finding nothing suspicious

Police suspect student mischief behind bomb threats in Delhi-NCR schools

A prominent college and two schools in Delhi-NCR received bomb threats over email on Friday, prompting police to deploy explosive disposal units and dog squads to comb the premises, officials said. The threat emails were sent to St Stephen's College, a constituent of the Delhi University, Ahlcon International School in Mayur Vihar, and the Shiv Nadar School in Noida. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Ram Badan Singh later dismissed the threat email sent to Shiv Nadar School as a "hoax". "At 7:42 am, St Stephen's College received a bomb threat via email. Our bomb and dog squads are on the ground, checking the entire premises," a senior Delhi Police officer said. An officer in the East Delhi district said officials of the Ahlcon International School in Mayur Vihar Phase-1 informed the police around 6:40 am that they had received an email regarding a bomb on the premises. Teams are checking the premises, the officer added. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Singh said the pol

Four private schools in Noida receive bomb threats, students evacuated

Teams from Noida Police, and fire department reached Step By Step School, The Heritage School Noida, Gyanshree School, and Mayoor School to conduct search operations on the premises

AAP MP Sanjay Singh accuses BJP of 'politicising' school bomb threat issue

This comes after the BJP stepped up its attack on Aam Aadmi Party after Delhi Police said that its probe into bomb threats to schools in the national capital has led to a juvenile

Depraved minds try to disturb social harmony: Goyal on school bomb threats

The accused, a public school student, was identified and apprehended after a thorough technical investigation by the Cyber Cell of the South District police

Delhi police links student from political outfit behind school bomb threats

The Delhi Police claimed on Tuesday that a Class-12 student, who was recently apprehended for allegedly sending bomb threats to more than 400 city schools, is linked to an NGO that supports a political party. A police officer further said that during the investigation, they also got to know that the NGO had voiced support to Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. "We were tracking e-mails and because of a virtual private network (VPN), it was difficult to track the origins. We also had to ascertain whether there was a terror angle to it," Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Oder) Madhup Tewari told a press conference at the police headquarters here. He added that service providers were not able to help police because of the use of the VPN. "Our teams tracked the minor after recent e-mails on January 8. As the e-mail sender was a juvenile, the team took his laptop and mobile phone for a forensic examination," the officer said. Police teams tracked 400 threat e-mails sent by the

Aligarh Muslim University receives bomb threat, police launch probe

The email, which demanded a ransom of Rs 2 lakh, sparked a thorough search operation across the campus