13-Year-Old Boy Sent Bomb Threat Mail To Delhi Airport ‘For Fun’, Detained By Police

A few days ago, a hoax bomb threat had been sent to the Delhi Airport; it was sent by a 13-year-old boy from Uttarakhand. The boy has now been detained by the police.

Delhi: In the past few months, several bomb threats have been issued to schools, hospitals, railway stations and airports among other places, and fortunately, all of them turned out to be hoax. In a latest news update, an Uttarakhand boy aged 13 has been detained by the police, for sending a bomb threat mail to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Delhi; the mail was sent by the boy, ‘just for fun’. He was supposedly influenced by another teenager who had made a hoax call on a Dubai-bound flight. An FIR was lodged, investigation was launched and now, the teenager has also been detained by the police.

13-Year-Old Boy Detained For Sending Bomb Threat

A 13-year-old boy was apprehended for allegedly sending an email to the Delhi Airport falsely claiming that a bomb had been planted in the Dubai-bound flight, police said on Sunday. The boy had sent the mail “just for fun” after being influenced by the news of another teenager who made a hoax bomb threat call a few days ago, Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI Airport) Usha Rangnani said. The incident occurred on Monday when a complaint was registered regarding a bomb threat on a Dubai-bound flight on June 18, DCP said.

“The boy told the police team that his parents had given a mobile to him for study purposes through which he sent the email and later deleted his ID. He did not share any information with his parents as he was scared. He was apprehended and handed over to his parents,” she added.

FIR Lodged, Investigation Launched

Based on the complaint, an FIR was lodged, and an investigation was launched. All the guidelines, protocols and SOPs were followed to ensure the safety and security of the passengers, DCP said. “Airport was put on high alert, and an emergency was declared,” she said. However, during the investigation, the email was found to be a hoax, she said. “During the investigation, it was revealed that the e-mail ID was deleted just after sending the email. The email was traced at Pithoragarh in Uttranchal,” Rangnani said. A team was sent, and the boy was apprehended for sending the hoax email, she said.

(Inputs from PTI)