Bengaluru airport receives hoax bomb threat, prompts emergency security checks

Security measures were stepped up at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) after an email warning of bombs on the premises triggered an alert late Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday.

According to police sources cited by PTI, the threat email, sent in the name of a terrorist, claimed that two bombs had been planted — one under “Plan A” and another as “Plan B” in case the first failed.

The message also alleged that an explosive device had been placed inside a pipeline in one of the Bengaluru airport toilets.

A case has been registered against the sender of the email, and an investigation has been initiated to track down the source of the message.

The airport threat comes amid a fresh wave of hoax alerts across Karnataka, particularly in Bengaluru. Earlier this week, several prominent schools and the KIA received bomb threat emails that were later declared false

Authorities say such incidents are part of a recurring pattern. Between 2022 and 2024, Karnataka registered at least 169 hoax bomb threats—133 of them in Bengaluru alone.