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With as many as 19 flights having received bomb threats in just three days, Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu Wednesday expressed deep concerns over the “disruptive acts” targeting Indian airlines, affecting domestic and international operations. Stating that such “mischievous and unlawful” actions are a matter of grave concern, the minister strongly condemned “attempts to compromise the safety, security and operational integrity of the aviation section.” In a statement, Naidu also informed that the Mumbai Police has apprehended a minor responsible for issuing bomb threats to three flights, and added that all others responsible for the disruptions will be identified and duly prosecuted. “We are committed to enhancing security measures and maintaining seamless coordination with global security agencies,” the minister said. On October 14, Naidu had chaired a high-level committee, comprising officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the Central Industrial Security Force (CIAF), the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Bomb threats to flights of Indian airlines continued on Wednesday with at least six flights — three of IndiGo, two of SpiceJet and one of Akasa Air — being the latest additions to the growing list. With these six flights, the number of confirmed instances of bomb threats to Indian carriers’ flights over the past three days rose to 19. Three international flights – one of Air India and two of IndiGo – had received bomb threats on Monday, while another 10 flights spanning across all major carriers had received threats on Tuesday. All the threats on Monday and Tuesday came via social media platforms, and eventually turned out to be fake. Meanwhile, security agencies and police forces in different parts of the country are probing the threats and trying to trace and nab those behind them. The Delhi Police on Wednesday filed an FIR in connection with the threats. Following the bomb threats, many flights were delayed or diverted, causing huge inconvenience to flyers across India. Meanwhile, the issue of multiple hoax threats to various airlines came up before a parliamentary committee on Wednesday as the civil aviation secretary told parliamentarians that the accused are being identified and action will be taken against them. None
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