The Mumbai airport police on Wednesday filed a report against an unknown person who posted a SpiceJet fake bomb threat on social media. The person claimed that bombs were placed on two SpiceJet flights. The police said that SpiceJet’s official X account was mentioned in a post by a user named Psychward.
The post said, “Hi, I put explosives on flight SEJ116 and also on flight SEJ124. The bombs will explode soon. Quickly get everyone off the plane. There will be a lot of blood.”
The flight SEJ116, which was mentioned in the threat message, travels between Darbhanga and Mumbai. It had already left the ground when the threat message was received.
SpiceJet Flight SG116 Faces Bomb Threat, Lands Safely in Mumbai
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SpiceJet flight SG116 from Darbhanga to Mumbai received a bomb threat via a tweet during its descent on October 15, 2024.
The flight declared a general emergency, setting Squawk 7700, and was given priority landing… https://t.co/uPp8efBRNl pic.twitter.com/JjrnFAf8eV
For safety reasons, after the flight landed, it was moved to a separate area, E-9, at the Mumbai airport. All passengers were asked to leave the plane, and their bags were checked. The plane itself was also carefully inspected. Dhananjay Gawde, a SpiceJet manager, told the police that the threat was found to be false.
Following Gawde’s report, the airport police filed a case against an unknown person using the X handle. The case was filed under certain sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita law.
On Tuesday, the Mumbai Police arrested a 17-year-old student from Chhattisgarh. He is suspected of posting a fake bomb threat message on X, using someone else’s name, which caused delays and changes in the routes of three international flights.
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