Chhattisgarh boy arrested for threatening to bomb 3 planes, plotting to trap friend

Latest News :- Mumbai Police has arrested a boy from Chhattisgarh who threatened to blow up three planes with bombs. It was revealed that the boy made these threats by creating a fake account in the name of one of his friends. Last Monday (October 14), a mysterious person posted a bomb threat on an X social media account about three planes of different airlines. Many people tagged Mumbai Police on that page and brought it to their attention. Two flights were delayed due to these threats. An Air India flight from Mumbai to New York was diverted to New Delhi. Another flight has been cancelled.

After investigating these threats, the police came to know that the person associated with X Page was in Chhattisgarh. Based on this, the police reached there and arrested a 17-year-old boy from Rajnandgan area of ​​Chhattisgarh. Investigation revealed that the boy, angry over a dispute over money between the boy and his friend, opened a fake account with his friend's name and photo and issued a bomb threat to the planes.

The boy has confessed that he did this to implicate his friend in the police. A total of 19 threatening messages have been issued from that account since last Monday. The police have registered a case in this regard and have also sent summons to the boy's father. Police have not released the boy's name and other details due to his age and future.