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Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Udyog Bhawan IED threat email similar to those sent to Mumbai airport, Jaipur collectorate etc
Representational image NEW DELHI: An email threat received by secretary, ministry of heavy industries warning of the use of 'suicide IEDs' in Udyog Bhavan, prompted an alert on Friday afternoon, though a search mounted by the Delhi Police and CISF eventually found it to be a hoax. Udyog Bhawan is located in a high-security area of the Capital that houses Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House and key Central government offices. An email dated 30.05.2025 was delivered to secretary, heavy industries, with a threatening message about the use of suicide IEDs on Udyog Bhawan premises and asking that they the building be evacuated by 3.15 pm. This prompted the ministry of heavy industries to inform the Delhi Police, which rushed its personnel and bomb disposal squad there. Sources told TOI that CISF, which secures Udyog Bhavan, was not simultaneously informed about the email and possibly learned of it when the Delhi Police arrived there. CISF eventually also received a formal letter from the ministry of heavy industries, with the threat email attached. A look at the email prima facie led the CISF to view it as part of the pattern of similar email threats received over the past couple of months warning of bomb attacks in different high-value buildings across the country, but which were later found to be a hoax. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo These email threats, suspected to be originating from the same IP address outside the country, have a common link – the mention of the 'unjust arrest' of Tamil YouTuber Savukku Shankar, though the sender is careful to also bring in the 'unjust hanging' of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and 'custodial death' of 2G accused Shahid Balwa. Anyway, not wanting to leave anything to chance, CISF along with Delhi Police conducted a thorough search of the Udyog Bhawan premises, even though no evacuation was carried out to avoid panic among the people. After floor-by-floor search of the area, the CISF declared the premises to be safe and ruled out the presence of any IED. Similar email threats were received earlier, warning of bomb threats at the Mapusa deputy collector's office in Goa on April 3, the Jaipur collectorate on April 4, the Taj Palace Hotel and Chhatrapati Shivaji airport terminal in Mumbai on May 17 and the Punjab and Haryana High Court premises on May 22. All were found to be a hoax.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Time of India
Bomb hoax mails in Thiruvananthapuram sent from France, says Microsoft
Thiruvananthapuram: Microsoft informed the cyber police team probing the hoax bomb threats received at various govt establishments and leading hotels in the city, that the threats were sent from France. However, there were no details about the account holder and the devices used for sending the email. "Microsoft is not cooperating with our probe to identify the people behind the hoax bomb threats and the motives. Despite sending several emails to the nodal officer of Microsoft in India, there was no response. Now a vague reply was provided to us after the court directed them to share the details. But it is not enough in our probe as we can go ahead only after getting the requested data," informed the probe team. The team approached the chief judicial magistrate a few weeks ago informing that Microsoft was not sharing the data required for the probe. "We will send letters to Microsoft again seeking the details. It was learned that the company policy prevents its officials from sharing more details since the accused belong to another country. This was the unofficial communication we received from Microsoft. There is no treaty signed between India and the USA to share such details. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo Making use of this, the fraudsters have been using Microsoft for sending such hoax threats across the country. There are over 200 such cases registered in Tamil Nadu and the probe team there also faces the same hurdle. If Microsoft is still hesitant to disclose the data, we will think of alternate legal ways," the probe team added. The hoax threats targeted the collectorate, court complex, regional transport office, Secretariat, airport, railway station and prominent hotels in the city. The emails written in English warned of detonations at specific times to take revenge against the hanging of terrorist Afzal Guru. All the threats were received from Hotmail IDs, such as drezhilanaganathan@ asifagafoor@ jishmolneha@ yaisirkarbala@ and others. Probe is ongoing on 16 cases.
India Today
27-05-2025
- India Today
Mumbai airport receives bomb threat call, second incident in a week
Mumbai Police received a call on Tuesday threatening to blow up the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai. A case has been registered against an unidentified person, police soon as the threat call was received, security protocols were activated and bomb detection squads and other security agencies were rushed to the airport. However, nothing suspicious was is the second time in a week that Mumbai airport has received a bomb threat. On May 17, police received a threat email warning of explosions at the airport and the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, claiming that the death sentence for 2001 Parliament attack mastermind Afzal Guru was However, nothing suspicious was found by the police after examining the premises of the airport and the hotel, which was among the locations targeted during the 26/11 this month, the disaster control room of the Maharashtra Secretariat also received an email threat of a bomb May 7, another call was received warning of an explosive on board an IndiGo flight (6E 6382). However, it turned out to be a string of events comes at a time when Mumbai is on alert after hostilities between India and Pakistan peaked earlier this month as the armed forces launched Operation Sindoor in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror Watch
Hindustan Times
18-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Mumbai airport, Taj Mahal Palace hotel get hoax bomb threats
MUMBAI: The Mumbai police on Friday received an email claiming that bombs have been planted at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and the Taj Mahal Palace hotel. However, the threats turned out to be a hoax, officials said, as the police did not find any explosives at both locations following thorough searches. The police have registered a case against the unidentified sender of the email and are trying to ascertain their identity. 'The email was discovered by constable Mahesh Kadam, who works at the Airport police station, around 5.30 pm on Friday,' said a police officer. The email said that the bombs were planted to commemorate the 'unjust hanging' of the 2001 Parliament attack mastermind Afzal Guru and YouTuber Savukku Shankar, who runs a media platform that exposes alleged corruption among politicians and government officials. To be sure, while Guru was executed in 2013 following his conviction in the Parliament attack case, Shankar is still alive. The sender also demanded that the drug smuggling case against film producer Jaffar Saddiq and the money laundering investigation against Indian Police Service officer Jaffar Sait be dropped. The email stated: 'On this holy day, the Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai and the Chatrapathi Sivaji Airport will fall victim to a devastating pipe bomb blast. This act commemorates the unjust hanging of Afzal Guru and Savukku Shankar!' It added, 'We dare the authorities to attempt a rescue operation in the name of our Almighty. Explosively Formed Projectiles (EFPs) were strategically placed over the weekend for this very day. The fusing systems were engineered in the Mechanical Department, and all materials were sourced through indigenous means for this sacred mission. Jaffar Sadiq's meth case and Jaffar Sait IPS's RCS Gattleo files should be dropped.' Constable Kadam immediately informed his seniors about the email, after which the police followed protocol and carried out a search at the airport and the hotel for around an hour, the officer said. 'After finding nothing at both places, we registered the case under sections 353 (public mischief), 351 (criminal intimidation) and 125 (acts endangering human life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023,' added the police officer. The email was addressed to the Maharashtra chief minister and the inspector of the local police station, the officer said, adding that the police have started investigating the matter. The hoax bomb threats were received days after Mumbai was put on high alert following the escalation of the conflict between India and Pakistan.
United News of India
17-05-2025
- United News of India
Maha: Mumbai police receive hoax threat email to blow up Mumbai Airport, Taj Mahal hotel
Mumbai, May 17 (UNI) The Mumbai police have received an alleged threat email warning of bomb blasts at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel but after thorough examination of two vital establishments, nothing suspicious was found and it was declared as 'hoax' threat email, police said on Saturday. The email was received at the Airport Police station of Mumbai on their official email ID on Thursday morning from an ID viduthalai_puli_vellum@ that blast will be carried out as the death sentence for the Parliament attack mastermind Afzal Guru was unjust. Following this, security was beefed up and heavy police bandobast were deployed within the area of airport as well as outside and inside Taj Mahal hotel, which was earlier targeted by the Pakistan-born Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists on November 26, 2008, in which 167 people were killed and more than 250 were injured. The hotel is one of the most iconic hotels in the country and has been on the terrorists' top target list. UNI AAA SS
