Mumbai Airport Receives Bomb Threat Email, Sender Demands $1 Million in Bitcoin

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:56am on 24 Nov 2023,Friday India

Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport faced a bomb threat as an email from an unknown sender demanded one million dollars in Bitcoin within 48 hours to prevent an explosion at Terminal 2. The email, received by 38-year-old Visyam Pathak, triggered heightened security measures across all airport terminals. Authorities registered a case under IPC sections 385 and 505(1)(b) against the unknown sender. Terminal operations and relevant departments were promptly informed. This incident follows a similar hoax bomb threat in September, emphasizing the ongoing challenges in ensuring airport security.

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