MUMBAI:
Over 50 hospitals in Mumbai and at least 41 airports across the country went on a tizzy following bomb threats in the last 24 hours.
The threats were delivered to establishments like Jaslok Hospital, Raheja Hospital, Seven Hills Hospital, Kohinoor Hospital, KEM Hospital, JJ Hospital, and St George Hospital, through emails sent from a virtual private network (VPN) that doesn’t allow tracing the sender. Police are investigating the matter to identify those responsible and understand their motives.
The BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) headquarters also received a threatening email, claiming that the building would be blown up. The police conducted a thorough investigation of the building but nothing suspicious was found.
Airports in cities like Chennai, Patna, Nagpur, Jaipur, Vadodara, Coimbatore and Jabalpur were among those targeted. The threatening emails, sent from the address exhumedyou888@gmail.com, warned of explosives hidden in the airports that would soon detonate.
All affected airports implemented contingency plans and conducted anti-sabotage checks. Since no explosives were found, the emails are deemed a hoax. The authorities tried to ensure minimal disruption to passenger movements.
This isn’t the first time such threats have been made. On Monday, the Delhi airport received a similar email threat about a bomb on a Dubai-bound flight, which also turned out to be a false alarm. Similar hoax emails were sent to various airports in April. Indian cybersecurity agencies are actively working to trace the origin of these threatening emails, believed to be sent from abroad.
Authorities are taking these threats seriously, continuing their investigations to ensure public safety.
