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As many as 85 flights have received fresh bomb threats, amid a slew of similar threats over the past week. In the last 10 days, over 170 flights operated by Indian airlines have been targeted with bomb threats.

Air India, IndiGo, Vistara, and Akasa are among the carriers impacted.

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This development came on the same day central cyber agencies revealed that a group of tech experts could be behind the threats, as no activity had been detected from the IP addresses used to send the threats. Investigators revealed that most of these threats originated from IP addresses located in London, Germany, Canada, and the United States.

The Delhi Police have filed eight separate First Information Reports (FIRs) regarding bomb threats made against over 90 domestic and international flights in the past eight days. Investigations are currently underway, and security measures have been intensified to trace the source of these threats and ensure the safety of all passengers and crew members on the airlines.

Union Minister of Aviation, K Rammohan Naidu, said the Centre was mulling stringent laws and penalising people responsible for bomb hoax threats. The minister mentioned that numerous meetings have taken place with stakeholders since the surge in bomb threat calls started.

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"It is a very sensitive situation when it comes to such threats, there is an international procedure that we have to follow," he said.

He indicated that amendments to the Aircraft (Security) Rules are being considered to ensure that individuals making these threats can be added to the no-fly list once identified.