The Nagpur Police arrested a 35-year-old man from Maharashtra’s Gondia, who was allegedly behind the spate of hoax bomb threats that triggered panic, caused flight delays, and led to increased security at airports and other establishments.
The Police Special Branch identified the suspect as Jagdish Uikey, who is not only an author of a book on terrorism but also holds an arrest record in a 2021 case.
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They added that he was identified after the hoax emails were traced back to him.
Jagdish Uikey sent emails to various government bodies, including the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Railway Minister, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy, airline offices, the Director General of Police (DGP) and the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
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On Monday, the Nagpur police stepped up security outside Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s residence in the city after Jagdish Uikey sent an email threatening to protest unless given a chance to present his information on the secret terror code he claimed to have deciphered.
He also requested a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss his knowledge of terror threats.
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Bringing turbulence to India’s aviation industry, more than 300 flights operated by the Indian carriers received hoax bomb threats in 13 days till October 26, with most of them being issued through social media platforms.
On October 22 alone, around 50 flights, including 13 each of IndiGo and Air India received bomb threats, prompting the airline authorities to conduct thorough security checks at airports.
