Mumbai police have issued a notice to a teenage boy, his father, and another individual from Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh for questioning in connection with recent bomb threats made on social media targeting three international flights, officials said.
On Monday, three international flights departing from Mumbai received bomb threats. An Air India flight bound for New York was diverted to New Delhi and rescheduled, while two IndiGo flights heading to Muscat and Jeddah experienced significant delays as they were moved to isolation bays for thorough security checks.
Authorities confirmed that no suspicious items were found on any of the aircraft. The bomb threat was received via a post on the social media platform X, and officials are currently verifying the account associated with it.
“On Monday, a bomb threat was posted on X for an Air India’s Mumbai-New York flight and IndiGo’s Mumbai to Muscat and Mumbai to Jeddah flights,” Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg said, PTI reported.
Upon receiving information linking the tweet to Rajnandgaon, the Raipur Cyber Cell, along with Rajnandgaon’s Kotwali Police and Cyber Cell, gathered electronic data related to the case.
“A team of Mumbai police reached Rajnandgaon on Monday. With the help of Rajnandgaon police, a notice was issued to a 17-year-old boy, who is a resident of the city, his father, and the person whose X account was used. They were summoned for questioning and further action to Mumbai,” the official said.
The Mumbai police have registered a case against an unidentified individual and the X handle.