A man has been arrested in Mumbai for publishing on your social networks several bomb threats on three flights from the Asian country. The authorities have confirmed that the detainee, whose name has not been specified, is a minor.
According to the platform in charge of the territory’s air traffic, in the last month the Major airlines have suffered a wave of threatsall of them turned out to be false alarms.
In a statement on his social networks, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, the country’s Minister of Civil Aviation, has condemned the events that have occurred. “We strongly condemn the recent bomb threats to Indian airlines.” “We are closely monitoring the situation and ensuring that all necessary measures are taken against this type of actions,” he expressed.
Since the beginning of the threats on flights, India’s leading airline, ‘IndiGo’ has expressed that at least eight possible threats have occurred.
Air India has acknowledged that one of its flights from New Delhi to Chicago has been forced to land in Canada following an alleged “vehicle security threat.” Despite the various threats that have occurred no injuries have been reported.
Strongly condemns the recent bomb threats to Indian air carriers. We are closely monitoring the situation and ensuring that all necessary measures are taken against such actions. We are Committed in maintaining the highest security standards and passenger safety remains our… pic.twitter.com/9r4UKELGls
— Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu (@RamMNK) October 16, 2024
Government measures to alleviate the situation
Given the increase in bomb warnings on Indian airlines, which have multiplied to twenty in the last week, government authorities have taken action on the matter.
The Government’s objective is to reduce messages related to bomb scares, however, the current regulation expresses that only to people who make a false bomb warning from inside a flight. The creation of a “black list” that does not allow people who have committed crimes of this nature access to a plane is the solution.
A Moca official has expressed that conversations have begun with Justice to promote a plan that offers “a deterrent effect.” “We want to set an example so that no one thinks of committing criminal acts”has certified. He also recalled that with the use of VPNs, users get easy access to post messages on social networks from anonymity.
Although all the incidents have been false, the companies promote exhaustive controls to avoid an increase in tension among passengers who use the companies.
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