Bengaluru airport receives hoax bomb risk, prompts emergency safety checks

Jun 19, 2025 02:02 PM IST The hoax bomb risk message additionally alleged that an explosive machine had been positioned inside a pipeline in one of many Bengaluru airport bogs. Security measures have been stepped up at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) after an e mail warning of bombs on the premises triggered an alert late Wednesday evening, officers mentioned on Thursday. Bengaluru Airport bomb risk triggers emergency checks(File photograph) According to police sources cited by PTI, the risk e mail, despatched within the identify of a terrorist, claimed that two bombs had been planted — one beneath “Plan A” and one other as “Plan B” in case the primary failed. The message additionally alleged that an explosive machine had been positioned inside a pipeline in one of many Bengaluru airport bogs. Following the alert, safety businesses launched a complete inspection of the airport. After an intensive search, authorities confirmed that no explosives have been discovered and declared the risk a hoax. A case has been registered towards the sender of the e-mail, and an investigation has been initiated to trace down the supply of the message. The airport risk comes amid a recent wave of hoax alerts throughout Karnataka, notably in Bengaluru. Earlier this week, a number of outstanding faculties and the KIA acquired bomb risk emails that have been later declared false, The Indian Express had reported. Authorities say such incidents are a part of a recurring sample. Between 2022 and 2024, Karnataka registered a minimum of 169 hoax bomb threats—133 of them in Bengaluru alone. Hyderabad airport hoax bomb threatA related bomb risk e mail was additionally despatched to Hyderabad’s Begumpet Airport on Wednesday morning. The airport authority deployed bomb squads and complete checks throughout the airport and close by areas. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Begumpet Division informed ANI that the alert was acquired earlier within the day. “Begumpet airport received a bomb threat mail this morning. We are currently conducting a thorough search of the airport and its premises with the bomb squad. Further details will be provided later,” the officer informed information company ANI. Security personnel instantly cordoned off key sections of the airport whereas bomb disposal groups started an in depth inspection to confirm the contents of the risk.