Another accused in the plane bomb threat case was identified on Tuesday. According to Nagpur Police, this is Jagdish Uike (age 35) of Gondia, Maharashtra. He has also written a book on terrorism.
DCP Shweta Khedkar said that the police team has traced the accused by investigating the fake emails. The accused is still absconding, special police teams have been formed to nab him. He has also been arrested in a case in 2021.
More than 400 flights are threatened in two weeks. Two youths have been caught making fake threats in the flight.
Delhi Police arrested 25-year-old Shubham Upadhyay on October 26. He posted two false bomb threats on a flight at IGI Airport on October 25. He did this to become famous.
Earlier, Mumbai Police detained a 17-year-old minor from Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon. He created an X account in his friend's name and falsely posted that there was a bomb on Flight 4 on October 14 to implicate him in a money transaction dispute.
Nagpur Police said- Jagdish sent emails to many ministries
- Jagdish Uike sent emails to several government offices including the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Railway Minister, Maharashtra Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Director General of Police (DGP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF), Nagpur Police said. Following this, on Monday, October 28, the Nagpur police beefed up security outside Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis' residence in the city.
- Jagdish wrote threateningly in the email that he would be given an opportunity to reveal secret terrorist code information. I want to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tell him about the terror threat. If I am not given an opportunity to meet, I will protest. Jagdish also sent an email to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on October 21.
1400 crore loss due to fake bomb threat calls Airline companies have suffered a loss of Rs 1200 to 1400 crore due to bomb threats in domestic and international flights. According to airline sources, it costs Rs 25 lakh to Rs 4 crore to ground passengers, ground the flight and crew during an emergency landing.
A charge has to be paid at the airport where the emergency landing takes place. Over 200 passengers and crew are accommodated and fed in hotels. After this a new crew is formed. This increases the cost of airlines.
Advisory issued on Centre's social media platforms The central government has taken a strict stance on these threats. The IT Ministry had issued an advisory on October 26, telling social media platforms that the immunity granted to them under the IT Act would be revoked if they did not immediately remove such false information.
The ministry said that such information must be removed immediately and this information must also be given to the concerned authorities.
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