A'bad airport gets another bomb threat email, declared hoax
The threat was declared a hoax after a thorough search by security agencies.
According to the FIR filed at the SVPI Airport police station, the complaint was lodged by the Landside Security Manager employed by the Adani Group at the airport. The complaint stated that around 2.43 am on July 7, an email was received from an unknown address, claiming that IED explosives were hidden in a bathroom pipeline at the airport.
Immediately after the email was discovered, all emergency standard operating procedures (SOPs) were activated. The airport's Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), along with
Central Industrial Security Force
(CISF) personnel and local police, conducted a detailed inspection of the premises.
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"No suspicious object was found during the search. The threat has been classified as a hoax," an airport source confirmed.
Flight operations, however, remained largely unaffected. A police investigation into the matter is currently underway.
This was the second bomb hoax email received by SVPI Airport authorities in a fortnight.
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