The Mumbai International Airport received a “threat” email to blow up its
Terminal 2, said police.
The sender of the email has demanded US$ 1 million in Bitcoin within 48
hours to avert the blast.
“City police have registered a case against an unknown person for sending
the threat mail using the email id-quaidacasrol@gmail.com,” Mumbai police said.
According to police, the mail was sent to the feedback inbox of the
Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) at around 11 am on Thursday.
The threat mail read, “Subject: Blast. Text: This is a final warning to
your airport. We will blast Terminal 2 within 48 hours unless one million
dollars in Bitcoin is transferred to the address. Another alert will be after
24 hours.”
A case under the Indian Penal Code sections 385 (putting a person in fear
of injury to commit extortion) and 505 (1) (b) (statements made with intent to
cause fear or alarm to the public or against the public tranquillity) has been
registered against an unknown person.
ANI
