Bomb threat to flights: Delhi man arrested for posting threat messages on email
The Hindu
Bomb threat to flights: Man arrested for posting bomb threats at IGI Airport in Delhi, sparking investigation into multiple airline threats.
A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly posting threat messages to a flight at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi, police said on Saturday (October 26, 2024).
Shubham Upadhyay, a resident of Uttam Nagar in the national capital, was arrested for posting two bomb threat messages to draw attention after seeing similar news reports on TV, the police said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI) Usha Rangnani said during the intervening night of October 26 and 29, two suspicious and potential bomb threat messages were received at IGI Airport through an email account.
“Immediate action was taken and standard security protocols were followed but the threat was found to be hoax,” she said.
A case under section 3(1)(d) of the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation (SUA SCA) Act, 1982 and 351(4) the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered and an investigation was initiated.
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During investigation, the origin of the messages was traced to an account registered to Mr. Upadhyay.