✈️ Bomb Threat at Pune Airport Turns Out to Be Hoax

Date: July 1, 2025
Location: Pune International Airport (Lohegaon), Maharashtra

🚨 Timeline of Events

1:25 am (July 1): A private airline’s office at Pune International Airport received an anonymous email threat. The message claimed: “Powerful explosive devices are hidden inside backpacks placed around the airport and planes. You must evacuate the building urgently…people will die.” (telegraphindia.com)
6:45 am: The airline’s customer care staff, including a 24‑year‑old employee from Kondhwa, read the email and immediately alerted airport authorities and the CISF (punemirror.com).
Early morning onwards: A full-scale security response was launched. CISF, BDDS (Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad), airport police, and ATS were deployed to conduct thorough searches of aircraft, baggage areas, and airport premises (hindustantimes.com).
Post-inspection: No suspicious objects or individuals were found. The Bomb Threat Assessment Committee declared the email non-specific and confirmed it was a hoax (indianexpress.com).

👮‍♂️ Investigations & Legal Action

A formal FIR was filed under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita—including 125 (endangering human lives), 351 (criminal intimidation), and 353 (public mischief)—against unknown perpetrators (indianexpress.com).
The cyber cell has been tasked with tracing the email’s origin. The attackers reportedly used aliases “Roadkill” and “Kyo” via the email address kyoandroadkill@atomicmail.io (indianexpress.com).
The Pune police plan to leverage digital forensic tools to identify the perpetrator and their IP trail.

🛡️ Airport Operations & Security Response

Flight operations remained unaffected, aided by quick protocols and coordinated action between airport authorities (deccanherald.com, telanganatoday.com).
The airport director confirmed operations continued smoothly, noting heightened vigilance is now a standard protocol (bwsecurityworld.com).
Around eight bomb hoax incidents were recorded at the airport last year; this marks the third of 2025 .

🔍 Context: Rising Trend of Bomb Hoaxes

India has witnessed a surge in hoax bomb threats in recent years—targets included schools, hospitals, hotels, airports, and even flights, with hundreds of such incidents in 2024 alone (en.wikipedia.org).

These threats, often sent from abroad via anonymous servers, cause large-scale disruption and unnecessary panic.

✅ Key Takeaways

Swift email alert by airline staff and immediate escalation helped avert panic.
Rapid deployment by CISF, BDDS, ATS & police ensured full safety clearance.
Comprehensive investigation underway to apprehend the anonymous sender.
Highlights the need for ongoing vigilance, especially at regional airports like Pune (~10.4M passengers FY 2024–25) (hindustantimes.com, en.wikipedia.org).