Bomb Threat Calls

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

Class 12th student held for sending bomb threats to 23 schools in Delhi

DCP South Ankit Chauhan disclosed that during interrogation, the accused student confessed to having previously sent similar threatening emails

Mysterious explosions, bomb threat spree kept Delhi Police on toes in 2024

A series of bomb threats to the city's schools, hospitals and airport, two mysterious explosions, and a surge in extortion calls targeting businesspersons put the Delhi Police through the wringer in 2024. Gang rivalry also reared its ugly head as criminal factions clashed with each other throughout the year, resulting in several targeted killings with former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal labelling Delhi the country's "gangster capital". The bomb threat emails targeting various installations, including schools, hospitals, and airline companies, began in May of this year. In December alone, more than 100 schools received bomb threats from unknown senders, who have yet to be identified, with all of them being declared hoaxes. According to a police officer, the investigation into the bomb threat emails sent through virtual private networks has been a major "challenge" for the force. He said the probe in the cases was still on and expressed hope that the culprits would be caught ...

Students behind bomb threat to three schools in Delhi, say police

At least three schools hit by bomb threat emails have turned out to be a victims of their own students, Delhi Police has discovered. One of the several schools that received bomb threats was Venkateshwar Global School, which received a threatening email a day after a mysterious blast occurred at the Rohini Prashant Vihar PVR Multiplex on November 28. A police officer said the email was sent by two siblings enrolled in the school because they wanted the exams to be postponed. During counselling, both students revealed that they had got the idea from previous incidents of bomb threats being made to schools, the officer said. They were allowed to go after their parents were given a warning. After the email was reported, police conducted a thorough check of the school and declared the threat to be a hoax. According to another police officer, two more schools located in Rohini and Paschim Vihar were sent threatening emails by their students. The reason was same the students wanted s

Delhi school receive bomb threat mail, classes shifted to online mode

In response to the threat, emergency response teams have been dispatched to the school and classes have been shifted to online mode

Bomb threats trigger evacuations in Delhi schools, no explosives found

Bomb threats triggered evacuations in several Delhi schools, but police and bomb squads found no explosives after thorough searches

Delhi Police traces accused behind bomb threat sent to Paschim Vihar School

Today again Delhi Schools including DPS RK Puram, Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj received a bomb threat email, Delhi police said

Bomb threats in Delhi schools again; RBI receives threat in Russian language

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Hoax bomb threat strikes Delhi schools again, second incident in a week

Security agencies are investigating an email that claimed explosives were planted in several Delhi schools, prompting an evacuation. So far, no suspicious items have been found at the institutions

Three schools in Delhi receive bomb threat over mail, checks underway

Three schools in Delhi received bomb threats over email early on Friday, triggering a multi-agency search of the premises, officials said. The latest threats come on the back of at least 44 schools receiving similar emails on December 9. Police had declared those threats as hoaxes. A Delhi Fire Services official said, "We received calls (regarding the threat emails) from Bhatnagar International School in Paschim Vihar (4:21 am), Cambridge School in Shri Niwas Puri (6:23 am) and DPS Amar Colony in East of Kailash (6:35 am)." The fire department, police and bomb detection teams, along with dog squads, have reached the schools and are conducting checks, he said. The schools' authorities have sent messages to guardians to not send their wards for classes. A police official said checks were underway.

Airlines reported 809 hoax bomb threats in last 5 yrs: Govt tells RS

Airlines in India have reported 809 hoax bomb threats in the last five years, with 719 in 2024 alone, as per data tabled in Parliament. "Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has information of a total of 809 hoax bomb threats received by airlines since 2020," Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Monday. According to the data shared by the minister, four hoax bomb threat messages were reported by the airlines in 2020 and two in 2021. In 2022, airlines in India reported 13 hoax bomb threat messages, which rose to 71 in 2023, as per the data. In 2024, 719 hoax bomb threat messages have been reported by the airlines, according to the data. Aviation security regulator Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has mandated robust protocols for handling such threats, the minister said. Moreover, a detailed contingency plan -- Bomb Threat Contingency Plan (BTCP) -- is in place to handle such threats. As a part of BTCP, every airport has