Author of book on terrorism reportedly behind hoax bomb threats, had sought meeting with PM
So far, over 400 flights, flying both domestic and international routes, have received hoax bomb threats. Only two people, including a minor boy, have been arrested by the authorities, but the threats have not stopped, and neither of them appears to be the mastermind behind it.
The National Investigation Agency, the Delhi Police, Mumbai Police, and many more law enforcement agencies across the country are on the trail of the miscreants behind the hoax bomb threats that have spread chaos in the aviation sector for more than two weeks. But despite their best efforts, the hoax bomb threats are continuing, and investigators haven¡¯t been able to identify the motive or the people responsible.
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Two arrested so far
So far, over 400 flights, flying both domestic and international routes, have received hoax bomb threats. Only two people, including a minor boy, have been arrested by the authorities, but the threats have not stopped, and neither of them appears to be the mastermind behind it.
Delhi youth send threat mails after seeing news
Shubham Upadhyay, an unemployed youth from Delhi¡¯s Uttam Nagar, was one of those arrested for sending bomb threats to flights from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. But after he was apprehended, Upadhyay told the police that he started sending the messages after seeing similar news reports on TV.
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Another suspect on the run
Another suspect in the cases is said to be a man from Maharashtra, who has written a book on terrorism. According to a Times of India report, Jagdish Uikey, a resident of Gondia district in Maharashtra, is on the run.
Wanted to meet PM, top officials
According to the report, Uikey claims to have deciphered a secret terror code that can foretell explosions on trains and railway premises. He is said to have sent emails to various government agencies, including the Prime Minister¡¯s Office, the Union Railway Minister, the Maharashtra Chief Minister and his deputy, airline offices, the Director General of Police, and the Railway Protection Force, and even sought a meeting with the Prime Minister.
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Airlines continue to suffer losses
Meanwhile, airlines continue to suffer financial losses due to the hoax bomb threats that have disrupted flight and airport operations. In the past two weeks, the airlines have suffered an estimated loss of Rs 1,200 to 1,400 crore due to the hoax bomb threats.
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Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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