Bengaluru Airport Bomb Threat: Police receive threat email from 'Jaish-e-Mohammed’

The Bengaluru City Police Commissioner received a bomb threat via his official email on November 30, warning of possible attacks at Kempegowda International Airport and multiple city malls. The message, sent under the name “Mohit Kumar,” led the police to file an FIR under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, according to ANI.

The threat mail reads, "This is a warning from the Jaish-e-Mohammed White collar terror team, we targeted Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru, Orion mall, Lulu Mall, Forum South mall, Mantri Square Mall, Lulu Mall for bomb blast at 7pm onwards. Thanks to our Allah and our master Mohit for serving our nation better..."

The email, which was later found to be a 'hoax bomb threat', was sent at 11.53 am on November 30 by an individual identifying himself as Mohit Kumar through a Gmail account, to the commissioner’s official email ID, they said.


"This is a warning from the Jaish-e-Mohammed white collar terror team. We have targeted Kempegowda International Airport, Orion mall, Lulu mall, Forum south mall and Mantri square mall for bomb blasts from 7 pm onwards," the FIR quoted the email as saying.

The FIR also noted that the email included a phone number and claimed the attacks could be prevented by calling the number and making a payment.

Based on the complaint, a case has been registered against an unknown person under Section 66F (cyber terrorism) of the Information Technology Act at the cyber crime police station, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.