The Nagpur police in Maharashtra have identified a 35-year-old man from Gondia as the prime suspect behind a series of hoax bomb threats that have created panic, caused flight delays, and led to heightened security measures at airports and other locations. The suspect, Jagdish Uikey, is an author of a book on terrorism and has a prior arrest record from 2021.

According to a senior police official, Uikey is currently evading capture after authorities traced a number of threatening emails back to him. The investigation was spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shweta Khedkar, who uncovered detailed evidence linking Uikey to the emails.