Minor Arrested for Bomb Threats to 4 Flights in Revenge Against Friend

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:27pm on 16 Oct 2024,Wednesday India

A minor from Chhattisgarh has been arrested for sending bomb threats to four flights using a fake social media account created in his friend’s name. Following a monetary dispute, the class 11 dropout sent threats on October 14, prompting the diversion of an Air India flight to New Delhi and delays for two IndiGo flights to Muscat and Jeddah. Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu condemned the threats, asserting a commitment to passenger safety. Multiple investigations are ongoing, with police assessing whether a larger conspiracy exists behind the incidents.

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