Updated On: 25 October, 2024 09:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
More than 80 threats reported in a single day, pushing the total to 274; authorities suspect a tech-savvy group behind the chaos

SpiceJet SG116 Aircraft which was travelling from Darbhanga to Mumbai received a bomb threat via social media earlier this month. Pic/Rane Ashish
After a brief lull on Wednesday, airlines in India once again became the target of bomb threats on Thursday, with the total number of reported threats surpassing 80. This marks the highest number of threats issued in a single day over the past 11 days.
Directed at multiple carriers, the threats have sparked widespread concern and heightened security measures across the nation’s airports, bringing the total number of threats in the last 11 days to over 270. The number of threats till late evening on Thursday stood at 83.