Delhi airport bomb scare: 13-year-old boy apprehended, sent email just for fun
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi airport bomb scare: 13-year-old boy apprehended, sent email just for fun

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A 13-year-old boy has been apprehended for allegedly sending an email to the Delhi airport falsely claiming that a bomb had been planted in a Toronto-bound Air Canada flight, police said on Tuesday.The boy sent the threat "just for fun" to check whether it could be traced back to him or not, they said. "On June 4, a PCR call was received at 11.25 pm regarding a bomb threat e-mail for flight number AC043 scheduled from Delhi to Toronto at the IGI Airport police station," Deputy Commissioner of Police Usha Rangnani said. "During the investigation, it was found that the said email id was created hours before the hoax threat was sent and it was deleted after sending the email," she said. During questioning, the boy told police that he got the idea of sending the hoax bomb threat email after seeing the news about a similar incident at the Mumbai Airport.

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Mid-air terror scare: Delhi Police registers FIR after bomb threat forces emergency landing of US flight
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Mid-air terror scare: Delhi Police registers FIR after bomb threat forces emergency landing of US flight

New Indian Express  

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Live Mint  

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Gujarat: Bomb threat letter by unknown person to blow up Ahmedabad airport found, probe on
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India TV News  

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Bomb threat mail sent to hotel in Patna was false alarm, confirms Bihar Police

India TV News  

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Hyderabad: Email Bomb Threat To Delhi Public School Triggers Panic In Nacharam
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ABP News  

Hyderabad School Bomb Threat: Panic gripped Delhi Public School in Nacharam on Wednesday after the institution received a bomb threat via email. This email threat also marks the second bomb threat to a school in Hyerabad in this year. Notably, a similar threat email was received by the school a few weeks ago, which also turned out to be a …

Mumbai school receives hoax bomb threat over email, sender claimed to be from the Afzal gang
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Mumbai school receives hoax bomb threat over email, sender claimed to be from the Afzal gang

Hindustan Times  

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Delhi: Teenager who sent over 400 hoax bomb emails linked to NGO that supported Afzal Guru, BJP says NGO also connected to AAP
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Op India  

On Tuesday, January 14, Delhi Police revealed that a teenager detained for sending over 400 hoax bomb emails was linked to an NGO connected to a political party and which had previously thrown its weight behind Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Though Delhi Police did not reveal the teenager was linked to which political party, the BJP said the political …

Delhi Police Identifies Minor Behind Bomb Threats To Schools, Says 'Parent Linked To NGO With Deep Connections'
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Delhi Police Identifies Minor Behind Bomb Threats To Schools, Says 'Parent Linked To NGO With Deep Connections'

ABP News  

The Delhi Police on Tuesday revealed details from its ongoing probe in the bomb threats received in multiple schools in the national capital since February last year. Delhi Special CP Law and Order Madhup Tiwari said that it was discovered during the in-depth investigation that the parent of the minor boy arrested for sending the hoax bomb threat emails to …

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India Today  

The Delhi Police on Tuesday said that a teenager recently detained for sending over 400 bomb hoax emails to schools is linked to an NGO that has connections to a political party. Addressing a press conference, a senior Delhi Police officer said that the NGO had previously voiced support for Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. In response to the allegations, …

Minor detained for sending hoax bomb threats to schools in Delhi
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Minor detained for sending hoax bomb threats to schools in Delhi

The Hindu  

The Delhi police have detained a Class 12 student for sending bomb threats to more than 23 schools in the national capital over the past few weeks as he did not want to write his exams, the police said on Friday. Around 10 educational institutes received bomb threats on Thursday, the latest in a series of such incidents in the …

Teen detained for sending hoax bomb threats to Delhi schools
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Teen detained for sending hoax bomb threats to Delhi schools

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Delhi police have arrested …

Class 12 student detained for bomb threat emails to 23 Delhi schools
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Class 12 student detained for bomb threat emails to 23 Delhi schools

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police has detained a Class 12 student for a series of bomb threats to dozens of schools in the national capital in the past few days, news agency ANI reported. Deputy Commissioner of Police South Delhi Ankit Chauhan told ANI that the suspect had sent the last 23 threat emails to different schools in Delhi. Students behind bomb …

Delhi Schools Bomb Threat: Who Sent Bomb Threats To Delhi Schools? Police Reveals Identity
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Schools Bomb Threat: Who Sent Bomb Threats To Delhi Schools? Police Reveals Identity

ABP News  

At least 23 bomb threats in the recent series of hoax emails to schools in Delhi were sent by a student, a police investigation has revealed. "During interrogation, the student admitted that he had sent threat emails earlier as well," DCP South, Delhi Police, Ankit Chauhan told news agency ANI. Section 351 : Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation …

Delhi Police struggled with bomb threats, gang violence and extortion in 2024
3 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Delhi students send bomb threat to their schools. Reason: They hadn't studied for exams
3 months ago

Delhi students send bomb threat to their schools. Reason: They hadn't studied for exams

Hindustan Times  

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Delhi siblings sent bomb threat emails to school to postpone exam: Police
3 months ago

Delhi siblings sent bomb threat emails to school to postpone exam: Police

India Today  

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Delhi school receives bomb threat via email, declared hoax after probe
3 months ago

Delhi school receives bomb threat via email, declared hoax after probe

India Today  

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3 months, 1 week ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Delhi schools shaken by bomb threats thrice in a week, educators call for stricter safety protocols & more
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Hindustan Times  

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Eight more schools get hoax bomb threats
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Eight more schools get hoax bomb threats

The Hindu  

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Delhi student held for sending bomb threat to school, released later
3 months, 1 week ago

Delhi student held for sending bomb threat to school, released later

The Hindu  

A 12-year-old student was held for sending a bomb threat e-mail to his school in south Delhi's Vasant Vihar area, police sources said on Saturday. The school was among the 30 that received bomb threats over email on Friday, the source said, adding that the boy was traced and detained shortly afterwards. The boy told police that he sent the …

Arvind Kejriwal Writes To Amit Shah Over Increasing Crime Rate, Bomb Threats In Delhi
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Arvind Kejriwal Writes To Amit Shah Over Increasing Crime Rate, Bomb Threats In Delhi

ABP News  

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday over the deteriorating situation of law and order in the national capital. Kejriwal also highlighted the issue of repeated bomb threats in the city and said there has been an increase of 350 per cent in crimes related to drugs. The development comes …

‘Our children are brave servants of Allah’, read Delhi schools' bomb threat email
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Our children are brave servants of Allah’, read Delhi schools' bomb threat email

Hindustan Times  

Day after 30 schools in the national capital received bomb threats, several schools in Delhi were once again sent similar threats via email on Saturday, police said. For no mortal being can escape the judgement of Allah," the bomb threat email read. Previous threat email Earlier on Monday, more than 44 schools were targeted by hoax bomb threats as email …

Delhi Schools Bomb Threat: 1 Email Sender Traced, 'Culprit's' Identity Will Shock You
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3 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Schools Bomb Threat: 1 Email Sender Traced, 'Culprit's' Identity Will Shock You

ABP News  

The Delhi Police's Special Cell, which is investigating the bomb threat issued to Delhi Public School RK Puram on Saturday, has traced the threat email to a student. #WATCH | Delhi: Visuals from outside of DPS RK Puram - one of the schools that receive bomb threats, via e-mail, today morning pic.twitter.com/UrOddv8JnC — ANI December 14, 2024 According to sources …

Multiple Delhi schools receive bomb threats via email on Friday
3 months, 1 week ago

Multiple Delhi schools receive bomb threats via email on Friday

New Indian Express  

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Several Delhi schools receive fresh bomb threats, day after similar alerts
3 months, 1 week ago

Several Delhi schools receive fresh bomb threats, day after similar alerts

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A day after over 30 schools in the national capital received bomb threats, several schools in Delhi, received similar threat emails on Saturday, Delhi Police said. "Today again Delhi Schools including DPS RK Puram, Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj received a bomb threat email," Delhi Police said. After getting a bomb threat email schools informed the Delhi Police. …

Several Delhi schools receive fresh bomb threat on email for 2nd straight day
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3 months, 1 week ago

Several Delhi schools receive fresh bomb threat on email for 2nd straight day

India Today  

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For second time in a week, Delhi schools get bomb threats via e-mail
3 months, 1 week ago

For second time in a week, Delhi schools get bomb threats via e-mail

The Hindu  

Over 30 schools in the national capital received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, following which a multi-agency search was conducted at the premises of the targetted schools, officials said. However, no suspicious object was found in the inspections by the police and Delhi Fire Services personnel with the help of bomb detection squads and dog units and the …

Chaos as 30 Delhi schools sent bomb threats again
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3 months, 1 week ago

Chaos as 30 Delhi schools sent bomb threats again

Hindustan Times  

At least 30 schools across Delhi received hoax bomb threats on email in the early hours of Friday, leading to widespread chaos as parents scrambled to retrieve their children from school amid morning rush, police said. In May this year, more than 250 schools received similar bomb threats on email, and that case, too, is yet to be solved. DFS …

Six Delhi schools receive bomb threat emails, checks under way
3 months, 1 week ago

Six Delhi schools receive bomb threat emails, checks under way

The Hindu  

Six schools in Delhi received bomb threats over email early on Friday, triggering a multi-agency search of their premises, officials said. Reacting to the development, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pointed out that it was the second such instance within a week and asked how these bomb threats would affect the children. A Delhi Fire Services official said, “We …

Bomb scare in Delhi: Several schools receive bomb threats via emails, second threat this week; probe on
3 months, 1 week ago

Bomb scare in Delhi: Several schools receive bomb threats via emails, second threat this week; probe on

Live Mint  

A total of six schools in Delhi received bomb threats over email early on Friday, triggering a multi-agency search of the premises. As reported by PTI, citing a Delhi Fire Services official, “We received calls from Bhatnagar International School in Paschim Vihar, Cambridge School in Shri Niwas Puri and DPS Amar Colony in East of Kailash.” "The fire department, police …

Delhi: Probe into earlier hoax bomb threats at schools still stuck
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi: Probe into earlier hoax bomb threats at schools still stuck

Hindustan Times  

On Monday morning, Delhi Police teams were scrambling across the Capital, trying to maintain order as at least 44 schools received a bomb threat by email. A senior officer said that the investigation in at least four cases since November 2022 hit a dead-end after police were unable to establish the identity of the people who created the email IDs …

Bomb threat mail to Agra airport, security agencies conduct thorough search
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bomb threat mail to Agra airport, security agencies conduct thorough search

India TV News  

In yet another such incident, Agra Airport on Monday received a bomb threat through an email, triggering an immediate response from security agencies. "An email was received by the manager of Indigo Airlines, at the Agra Airport at about 11:56 am on Monday that a bomb has been placed in the bathroom of the airport premises. Later, Agra Airport Director …

Delhi: Day after Prashant Vihar blast, Rohini school gets bomb threat email
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi: Day after Prashant Vihar blast, Rohini school gets bomb threat email

Hindustan Times  

Day after a low-intensity blast took place in the Prashant Vihar area of Delhi's Rohini, a private school in the vicinity received a bomb threat via email on Friday, PTI reported. The Delhi Fire Service officials said that the bomb threat turned out to be a hoax after the school premises were thoroughly searched. A call from the Delhi Police …

Day After Explosion, Delhi School In Same Area Receives Bomb Threat
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Day After Explosion, Delhi School In Same Area Receives Bomb Threat

ABP News  

A bomb threat was received via email at Venkateshwar Global School in Rohini, Delhi, on Friday. The threat was declared a hoax after a thorough search of the school premises, Delhi Fire Service officials told PTI. This Delhi school bomb threat incident follows a low-intensity blast near a cinema hall in Rohini on Thursday, which left one person injured. Prashant …

Delhi school in Rohini area receives bomb threat email, investigation on
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi school in Rohini area receives bomb threat email, investigation on

India TV News  

Delhi: A private school in Delhi's Rohini area received a bomb threat via email on Friday, a day after a low-intensity blast in the Prashant Vihar area in which a person was injured, Delhi Fire Service officials said. Bomb disposal squad searched school premises A team of the Delhi Fire Services immediately reached the spot. Police, bomb disposal squad, and …

Plane at Bangkok airport evacuated following fake bomb threat
4 months ago

Plane at Bangkok airport evacuated following fake bomb threat

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A plane full of passengers was evacuated after a tourist made an apparent fake bomb threat …

Bomb alert! Mumbai Airport gets new threat; Nagpur-Kolkata flight makes emergency landing
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4 months, 1 week ago

Bomb alert! Mumbai Airport gets new threat; Nagpur-Kolkata flight makes emergency landing

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai received a bomb threat from an unidentified caller on Wednesday afternoon, who alerted the security personnel about a passenger carrying explosives. Mumbai Airport bomb threat An unidentified person called the Central Industrial Security Force control room and specifically mentioned a person named Mohammad, who was allegedly carrying explosives on a flight …

Delhi Man Arrested for Posting Threatening Messages on Email
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Man Arrested for Posting Threatening Messages on Email

The Hindu  

A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly posting threat messages to a flight at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. The police received two suspicious and potential bomb threat messages through an email account and took immediate action by registering a case under section 3(1)(d) of the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation (SUA SCA) Act, …

Tamil Nadu: Hoax Bomb Threat to CM’s Flight?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Hoax Bomb Threat to CM’s Flight?

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Personnel of the various aviation security agencies were on their toes on Wednesday night and heaved a sigh of relief only after the Emirates flight to Dubai, with Chief Minister M K Stalin on board, landed safely as an anonymous e-mail was received at the airport director’s office at around 8 pm saying that powerful bombs had been placed …

14-year-old Boy Detained for Bomb Threat to Skip School
7 months, 3 weeks ago

14-year-old Boy Detained for Bomb Threat to Skip School

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A 14-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly sending a bomb threat to his school in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area to avoid going to classes, police said on Saturday.Panic gripped a private when its administration received a bomb threat email on Friday at around 12.30 am. The email also stated that the bomb was also planted at two …

Delhi student who sent bomb threat to school ‘wanted to avoid classes’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi student who sent bomb threat to school ‘wanted to avoid classes’

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Aug 3 A 14-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly sending a bomb threat to his school in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash area to “avoid” going to classes”, police said on Saturday. A bomb threat in Delhi was traced back to a student Panic gripped a private when its administration received a bomb threat email on Friday at around …

Delhi bomb threat: 14-year-old student sends e-mails to schools, says 'didn't want to attend school'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi bomb threat: 14-year-old student sends e-mails to schools, says 'didn't want to attend school'

India TV News  

Delhi bomb threat: In the recent bomb mail case involving a private school in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area, a 14-year-old student has been identified as the suspect, said police. Delhi private school receives bomb threat Earlier on Friday, a private school in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area received a bomb threat via email and it turned out to be …

Delhi private school receives bomb threat via email, police declares it hoax
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi private school receives bomb threat via email, police declares it hoax

India TV News  

A private school in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area received a bomb threat via email and it turned out to be a hoax as nothing suspicious was found after a thorough check, officials said on Friday. Bomb threats over the months In May, over a dozen colleges including Delhi University's prestigious Lady Sri Ram College, Hansraj College and Ramjas College …

Hubli Airport Director Receives Death Threat Via Email
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Hubli Airport Director Receives Death Threat Via Email

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: The director of Hubli Airport received a death threat via email on Tuesday evening, prompting immediate security measures and an investigation by local authorities, said officials familiar with the matter. The content of the email was highly intimidating, with the sender threatening to “destroy” the director and suggesting that he would face consequences for his alleged wrongdoings. The message, …

13-Year-Old Boy From Uttarakhand Detained For Sending Bomb Threat Email To Delhi Airport
9 months ago

13-Year-Old Boy From Uttarakhand Detained For Sending Bomb Threat Email To Delhi Airport

ABP News  

A 13-year-old boy was detained for allegedly sending a false email claiming that a bomb was planted in the Dubai-bound flight from Delhi Airport, police confirmed on Sunday. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Usha Rangnani, stated that the boy had sent the mail "just for fun" after being motivated by the news of another teenager who made a similar hoax bomb …

Minor boy sends bomb threat ‘just for fun’ to Delhi airport, nabbed by police
9 months ago

Minor boy sends bomb threat ‘just for fun’ to Delhi airport, nabbed by police

The Hindu  

Police apprehended a 13-year-old boy for sending a fake email threat to the Delhi airport, claiming that a bomb had been planted on a Dubai-bound flight. The police said the email threat was sent “for fun” by the boy, a Class 9 student, as he was influenced by news on social media platforms, where he had seen children send similar …

Sent email ‘just for fun’: 13-year-old boy to Delhi police on hoax bomb scare
9 months ago

Sent email ‘just for fun’: 13-year-old boy to Delhi police on hoax bomb scare

Hindustan Times  

A 13-year-old boy apprehended for sending a hoax bomb scare to the Dubai bound flight from Delhi airport, confessed to the Delhi police that he had sent the mail “just for fun,” PTI reported. The boy was allegedly influenced by the news of another teenager, who made a similar hoax bomb scare over a call few days ago, Deputy Commissioner …

Bomb scare: 13-year-old’s ’just for fun’ email puts Delhi airport on high alert; ‘emergency was declared,’ say police
9 months ago

Bomb scare: 13-year-old’s ’just for fun’ email puts Delhi airport on high alert; ‘emergency was declared,’ say police

Live Mint  

Authorities detained a 13-year-old boy for allegedly sending an email to Delhi Airport on June 17 with a false claim that a bomb had been planted in the Dubai-bound flight, according to police statement on Sunday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Usha Rangnani said, "The boy had sent the mail "just for fun" after being influenced by the news of another …

Chennai: Man sends hoax bomb threat to airline, arrested
9 months ago

Chennai: Man sends hoax bomb threat to airline, arrested

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Central Crime Branch of Chennai police on Saturday arrested a 27-year-old man on charges of sending a bomb hoax threat to Indigo Airlines earlier this week. Police said the accused, V Prasanna, had sent the hoax message in the name of his neighbour’s family in Perambur, as he had a rift with them. On June 18, around 8:45am, …

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