Maharashtra: Accused surrenders in robbery bomb scare case.
Information regarding cartridges found in the Air India flight from Dubai to Delhi was revealed on Saturday (November 2). The incident dates from October 27. said the airline spokesperson as soon as flight AI916 landed at the Delhi airport. A cartridge was found in the pocket of one of its seats, after which all passengers were safely evacuated. The airlines have also filed a complaint about this.
News of the discovery of the canisters came at a time when false bomb threats on flights continue. On Saturday, a bomb threat was received on an Indian Airlines flight from Kathmandu to New Delhi.
During the 16 days between October 14 and 29, more than 500 flights received bomb threats. During the investigation, all this turned out to be false.
3 accused who made a bomb threat have been arrested. Meanwhile, Jagdish Uike, an accused who made a bomb threat on planes, was arrested from Gondia in Maharashtra. The Nagpur police said on Friday that he was served with a summons for investigation, following which he surrendered on October 31.
On October 29, the police identified him in connection with a bomb threat case on planes. The accused also wrote a book on terrorism. The Nagpur police team had traced the accused while investigating the fake emails. Special police teams have been formed to arrest the accused. He was also arrested in a case in 2021.
Delhi Police also arrested Shubham Upadhyay, 25, on October 26. He had issued two false bomb threats on a flight at IGI airport on October 25. He did this to become famous.
Earlier, Mumbai Police arrested a 17-year-old minor from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. To involve his friend in a dispute relating to a monetary transaction, he had created a
Loss of Rs 1,400 crore due to fake bomb scare
Airlines suffered a loss of Rs 1,200-1,400 crore due to bomb scares on domestic and international flights. According to airline sources, between Rs 25 lakh and Rs 4 crore are spent on arresting passengers, grounding the flight and crew during an emergency landing.
A fee must be paid at the airport where the emergency landing takes place. More than 200 passengers and crew members are accommodated in hotels and food is arranged for them. After that, a new crew is assembled. This increases airline expenses.
The Center publishes a notice to social media platforms
The central government has taken a strict stance against these threats. The IT Ministry issued a notice on October 26 telling social media platforms that if they do not remove such false information immediately, the immunity granted to them under the IT Act will be revoked.
The ministry said that this information will have to be deleted immediately and this information will also have to be provided to the authorities concerned.
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