An IndiGo flight from Chennai to Mumbai had to make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Tuesday night after receiving a bomb threat. The flight, 6E 5149, carrying 196 passengers and seven crew members, landed safely at 10:24 PM. The aircraft was immediately taken to an isolation bay for thorough inspection by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
All passengers disembarked safely following the emergency landing. An IndiGo spokesperson assured that the airline is working closely with security agencies. Once all security checks are completed, the aircraft will be moved back to the terminal area.
Bomb Threats Across Bharat
This incident occurred on a day when 41 airports across Bharat, including CSMIA, received bomb threat emails. These threats caused authorities to implement emergency measures and conduct extensive anti-sabotage checks. Fortunately, all the threats turned out to be hoaxes. Sources at Mumbai airport indicated that the threat had no impact on services as it was “non-specific.”
The emails sent to the airports contained a similar message, “Hello, there are explosives hidden in the Airport. The bombs will soon explode. You will all die.” An online group named “KNR” is suspected to be behind these hoax emails.
In last few days, there have been several similar incidents, on June 3, a Delhi-Mumbai Akasa Air flight was diverted to Ahmedabad due to a bomb threat, on June 2, a Vistara flight from Paris to Mumbai also received a bomb threat, prompting a full emergency at Mumbai airport before its arrival, on June 1, another IndiGo flight from Chennai to Mumbai with 172 passengers received a bomb threat and made an emergency landing in Mumbai.
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Hospitals Targeted with Hoax Emails
Also, in addition to airports, around 60 hospitals in Mumbai received hoax bomb threat emails over the past two days. These emails, sent to both private and public hospitals, claimed bombs were placed under beds and in toilets. Hospitals, including Jaslok Hospital, SL Raheja Hospital, SevenHills Hospital, Bhabha Hospital, Saint George Hospital, Hiranandani Hospital, and KEM Hospital, conducted thorough checks but found no explosives.
The police revealed that the emails were sent using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to the public email IDs of the hospitals. Security agencies and police are investigating these incidents to identify and apprehend those responsible for the hoax threats.
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