Hoax Caller

In less than 72 hours, 12 airlines received bomb threats, prompting a security scare which has not been witnessed before.

Amid a rise in the instances of hoax bomb threats to airports and airlines, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has proposed a five-year ban on flying for those who issue such threats.

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron was duped into messaging and video calling someone impersonating former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, as revealed by the Foreign Office.

A case has been registered against an unidentified caller after the Mumbai airport received a hoax bomb call, warning of an explosive in Terminal 1, police said on Saturday.

A 32-year-old man suffering from a mental ailment allegedly made a hoax call to the Maharashtra police's control room about a bomb in Mumbai, police said on Sunday.

A caller identified as an 11-year-old student, called 911 to alert authorities about a purported school shooter in the school hallway.

The caller identified himself as "Mukesh Singh" from Ghaziabad and claimed that two Pakistani nationals were about to enter Mumbai.

A bomb threat call at Delhis Kashmere Gate metro station, which caused panic among the security forces yesterday, turned out to be a hoax, and the caller, who was reportedly drunk at the time, has now been arrested.

The caller told the police that the "terrorist" trio was involved in illegal activities and also provided the registration number of the vehicle they are purportedly using, police said.

The Nagpur police's control room received a call around 2 am from a man claiming that a bomb had been planted outside Fadnavis' house. However, the caller abruptly disconnected the call, he said.

Google company's office in Maharashtra's Pune city was briefly put on alert after it received a call about a bomb in the premises which later turned out to be a hoax, police said on Monday.

A five-star hotel in Mumbai received a hoax bomb threat call on Monday, demanding a ransom of Rs 5 crore. The unidentified caller claimed that bombs were placed at four locations in the Lalit hotel, said sources.

A bomb threat by a suspected woman caller to the airport here on Monday turned out to be a hoax, after security personnel launched a thorough search, officials said.

Security at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's official residence, "Matoshree", has been increased, after a phone call from an unidentified man who claimed to be calling from Dubai on behalf of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson talked international relations and rude poetry with a hoax caller who pretended to be the Armenian prime minister in a new gaffe by one of Britain's most prominent politicians.

In less than 72 hours, 12 airlines received bomb threats, prompting a security scare which has not been witnessed before.

Amid a rise in the instances of hoax bomb threats to airports and airlines, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has proposed a five-year ban on flying for those who issue such threats.

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron was duped into messaging and video calling someone impersonating former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, as revealed by the Foreign Office.

A case has been registered against an unidentified caller after the Mumbai airport received a hoax bomb call, warning of an explosive in Terminal 1, police said on Saturday.

A 32-year-old man suffering from a mental ailment allegedly made a hoax call to the Maharashtra police's control room about a bomb in Mumbai, police said on Sunday.

A caller identified as an 11-year-old student, called 911 to alert authorities about a purported school shooter in the school hallway.

The caller identified himself as "Mukesh Singh" from Ghaziabad and claimed that two Pakistani nationals were about to enter Mumbai.

A bomb threat call at Delhis Kashmere Gate metro station, which caused panic among the security forces yesterday, turned out to be a hoax, and the caller, who was reportedly drunk at the time, has now been arrested.

The caller told the police that the "terrorist" trio was involved in illegal activities and also provided the registration number of the vehicle they are purportedly using, police said.

The Nagpur police's control room received a call around 2 am from a man claiming that a bomb had been planted outside Fadnavis' house. However, the caller abruptly disconnected the call, he said.

Google company's office in Maharashtra's Pune city was briefly put on alert after it received a call about a bomb in the premises which later turned out to be a hoax, police said on Monday.

A five-star hotel in Mumbai received a hoax bomb threat call on Monday, demanding a ransom of Rs 5 crore. The unidentified caller claimed that bombs were placed at four locations in the Lalit hotel, said sources.

A bomb threat by a suspected woman caller to the airport here on Monday turned out to be a hoax, after security personnel launched a thorough search, officials said.

Security at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's official residence, "Matoshree", has been increased, after a phone call from an unidentified man who claimed to be calling from Dubai on behalf of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson talked international relations and rude poetry with a hoax caller who pretended to be the Armenian prime minister in a new gaffe by one of Britain's most prominent politicians.