Hundreds of hoax threat mails have been received by establishments across country over past 2 years. VPN & encryption have made it difficult for cops to find the culprits.
The apprehended Class 12 student has been sending the threat emails to schools since February last year, said Special Commissioner of Police for Law & Order Madhup Tiwari.
With frequent bomb threat emails to several schools this year, parents rue mismanagement by schools & lack of efforts by Delhi govt. Schools admit dealing with the emergency is difficult.
Lawyer of IB officer held for ‘hoax’ threat says he ‘shouldn’t be prosecuted for doing his duty by alerting airline’. Wife says ‘never imagined this even in worst nightmares’.
A deep dive into emergency procedures triggered by a bomb threat, the various kinds of threats including hoaxes & challenges faced by agencies in investigating these threats.
Over 510 flights have been hit by hoax bomb threats in the past couple of weeks. Despite arrests and suspicions of Sikh radical links, authorities still have no clear answers.
Mumbai Police have lodged 5 cases so far, Delhi Police have registered 8. No arrests yet, but a minor and a 32-year-old shop owner from Chhattisgarh have been detained.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
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