The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai received a bomb threat from an anonymous caller on Wednesday (November 13) afternoon, who alerted security personnel about a passenger allegedly carrying explosives. According to multiple media reports, the bomb threat was received by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) control room at Terminal 1 (domestic).
The caller claimed that a man named Mohammad was traveling from Mumbai to Azerbaijan with explosives. In response, the CISF team promptly alerted the Sahar Police Station, which deployed officers to the airport for a thorough investigation.
Reports stated that the caller did not provide specific flight details and abruptly ended the call around 3 PM. Authorities are now working to trace the caller and are conducting a comprehensive probe.
As a precaution, security measures at the airport have been intensified, with police verifying passenger information to ensure safety. Amid a rise in airline threat calls, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has intensified security measures across the country.
In October alone, over 450 hoax calls were reported, raising concerns about their potential impact on passenger safety and national security. To tackle these growing threats, the NIA’s cyber wing has initiated a detailed investigation into these foreign-originated calls. The focus of the investigation is to identify the motives behind the calls and verify their authenticity.
In response to the surge in hoax threats, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued an advisory to all social media platforms in October. The advisory urged platforms to comply with the Information Technology (IT) Rules and Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), stressing the importance of promptly removing bomb threat posts or facing liability for non-compliance.