Overview

• On July 25, Mumbai Police, bomb detection teams and canine units swept Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus after threat calls, finding no explosives.
• Colaba and Azad Maidan police stations have registered non-cognizable complaints and opened probes to trace the calls, which preliminary tower data link to mobile numbers active near the Assam–West Bengal border.
• In Jaipur, police, CISF, anti-sabotage units, fire brigades and civil defence teams conducted exhaustive searches at Jaipur International Airport and the Rajasthan Chief Minister’s Office, confirming the email alerts as hoaxes.
• Rajasthan authorities are now analyzing email metadata to determine the originators of the false threats.
• These incidents add to more than 450 hoax bomb threats recorded since late 2024, fueling calls for stronger verification protocols and stricter legal penalties