Bhopal: Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, received a bomb threat via email on Saturday (Oct 5) night. Following the incident, police have registered an FIR.

The email sender also threatened to target other airports across the country.

“We received a threat via email last night, in which the sender warned of more attacks on other airports as well. After the complaint filed by CISF airport security, we have registered an FIR and our objective is very clear that we will get to the bottom of this,” said additional commissioner of Police, Amit Singh.

Notably, this is the fourth time this year that Indore Airport has received a bomb threat. It is being told that the threat was received on the email ID of the airport authority. Even this time, the accused has used the dark web.

“Our technical teams are currently working to check who are the people behind this work. We are also on alert and are constantly in coordination with the airport authority. As of now, we have not found anything,” Singh added.

On Friday( Oct 4), Vadodara Airport in Gujarat received a bomb threat via email. ACP Vadodara GB Bambhaniya said that all concerned departments were alerted about the threat that was received.

Inner and outer areas of the airport were thoroughly checked by dog squads. A joint meeting was called by the Airport Authority in which the Central Intelligence Bureau, state intelligence Bureau and police took part.

The Commissioner of Police has handed over the case to the Cyber Crime Team for further probe, added ACP Vadodara.

ACP Vadodara, GB Bambhaniya said, “... The airport received a threatening e-mail yesterday. All departments were alerted. Inner and outer areas of the airport were thoroughly checked by dog squads... Commissioner of Police has handed over the case to the Cyber Crime team for further investigation.”

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