Air India's Delhi-Indore-Mumbai flight receives hoax bomb threat; FIR registered
Indore (PTI): A message claiming a bomb had been placed on Air India's flight from Delhi to Mumbai via Indore was posted on a social media platform which later turned out to be a hoax, police said on Wednesday.
The Indore police in Madhya Pradesh have registered a case in this connection against an unidentified person, they said.
The "threatening message" that a pipe bomb was placed in Air India's flight AI 636 was posted on an X social media account at 5.08 pm on Tuesday, an Aerodrome police station officer said quoting a complaint by a local official of the airline.
The flight, arriving from Delhi, had already left for Mumbai from Indore at 4.38 pm, he said.
"The message about a pipe bomb being placed in the Air India flight was proved to be fake in our investigation," Deputy Commissioner of Police Vinod Kumar Meena told PTI.
A case was registered against the unidentified person who posted the threatening message on social media under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 351 (4) (criminal intimidation by concealing identity), he said, adding that further investigation was underway.
More than 100 flights operated by various Indian airlines received bomb threats on Tuesday, according to sources.
In 16 days, more than 510 domestic and international flights have got the threats that later turned out to be hoaxes. The threats were issued mostly through social media.
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Muslim delivery boy assaulted over religion in Hyderabad’s Old City; Case registered
Hyderabad: A Muslim delivery worker was brutally assaulted in Hyderabad’s Old City on Tuesday night, allegedly after being questioned about his name and religion.
The victim, identified as Muhammad Nadeem, a resident of Talab Katta, was attacked at Moghalpura while delivering a parcel to Sultan Shahi. According to reports, unidentified assailants stopped Nadeem, asked about his identity, and then launched a violent assault.
Nadeem sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Osmania Hospital for treatment. After receiving first aid, he attempted to visit the Moghalpura Police Station to lodge a complaint but reportedly collapsed en route and was readmitted to the hospital.
Amjadullah Khan, spokesperson of the Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT), met the injured youth and demanded police action against the attackers.
The Moghalpura Police have registered a case under Sections 117(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (BNS) Act. The identities of the attackers are yet to be determined, and an investigation is underway.
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