- By Shibra Arshad
- Sat, 17 May 2025 03:22 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bomb Threat News: Security forces were placed on high alert after the Mumbai Airport Police Station received an email from an anonymous sender, threatening to blast Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and Taj Mahal Palace Hotel on Saturday. The email, citing the ‘unjust’ execution of terrorists, Afzal Guru and Sevakku Shankar, stated that Mumbai airport and the iconic Taj Hotel will be blown up.
The threat was received on the official email ID of the Mumbai airport police.
According to the latest update, searches were conducted at both the places- Mumbai airport and the Taj Hotel- and no suspicious items were found. Confirming that both places were safe, the airport police termed the email a hoax. AN FIR has also been registered against the sender under the provisions of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Referring to the 2011 Indian Parliament attack convict, Afzal Guru, the mail stated that Afzal Guru was given "unjust and wrong" punishment. The Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist was hanged on February 9, 2013, after the then-president, XYZ (NAME), declined his mercy petition.
Who was Afzal Guru
Terrorist Afzal Guru was convicted for his role in the attack on the Indian Parliament in 2011, in which 9 people were killed. A resident of Jammu and Kashmir, Guru provided logistic support to terrorists, who executed a terror attack on Parliament, facilitating their travel to Delhi. After years of legal proceedings, he was awarded a death sentence and was hanged in Delhi’s Tihar jail on February 9, 2013
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