This wave of threats follows yesterday's incidents where 30 domestic and international flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats

Earlier, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu had said that making hoax bomb threat calls to airlines will be made a cognisable offence.

The Indian government is working on a new law to punish those spreading the menace of hoax bomb threat calls, which disrupt the flight schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience to thousand

Security personnel keep a vigil after a flight made an emergency landing at the airport following an alleged bomb threat, in Jodhpur, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. In little over a week, more than 120 flights operated by Indian carriers have received bomb threats. | Photo Credit: PTI

India vowed to punish those responsible for hoax bomb threats that have disrupted dozens of flights and caused airlines huge financial losses.

Nearly 50 flights have received threats on Tuesday, with a notable increase in such incidents. IndiGo and Air India reported multiple threats, leading to diversions and heightened security measures. Authorities are working to identify and punish those responsible for these threats,

The string of bomb scares targeting domestic airlines continued on Tuesday, with 13 Air India flights receiving threat messages. Yesterday, 30 domestic and international flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats ,

Bomb scares have thrown Indian aviation into turmoil by forcing emergency diversions, landings, and evacuations of flights

At least 30 flights operated by Indian airlines, operated on both domestic and international routes, reportedly received bomb threats on Monday night. The flights of IndiGo, Vistara and Air India were among those that received the bomb threats,