'Don't Fly Air India from November 1 to 19', Pannun Issues Fresh Warning Amid Bomb Threats: Reports

New Delhi: Amid several bomb threats being received by the airports and different airlines in India, terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has issued a fresh warning for Air India passengers traveling in the first half of November.

Pannun's Fresh Threat for Air India Passengers: Reports

According to reports, amid constant bomb threats being received by different airlines, Pannun has issued a fresh warning asking passengers to refrain from flying by Air India between November 1 and November 19. The Khalistani terrorist said that there is a possibility of an attack on an Air India flight on specific dates that coincide with ‘Sikh Genocide’s 40th anniversary'.

It must be noted that Pannun had issued a similar threat around the same time last year. In November last year, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun had released a video in which he had claimed that Delhi's IGI Airport would be renamed and that it would remain closed on November 19; passengers were also warned against flying on an Air India flight on that particular day.

Pannun was charged with several offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) including criminal conspiracy, by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Pannun's Warning Amid Bomb Threats for Indian Flights

This warning by the Khalistani terrorist Pannun comes amid the numerous bomb threats received by airports and Indian airlines in the past week. There is no end to hoax bomb threats to various Indian air carriers as over 90 flights received threats in the last one week, with 25 of them on Sunday. Several government agencies including intelligence, security are probing these developments as it remains a top priority for the government. A few days ago, Civil Aviation ministry said that most of these threat messages were being sent by minors and pranksters based in abroad.

This week, nearly 100 flights received threats sending security agencies into a tizzy. The threats later turned out to be hoaxes. All airlines including Air India , IndiGo and Akasa Air have issued individual statements, taking cognisance of the situation and assuring passengers about their safety.

The MHA has also sought a detailed report on the bomb threats being received by the planes; the CISF and BCAS Chiefs have briefed the Home Secretary on the issue on Monday. Against the backdrop of bomb threats, mostly through social media, to airlines, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) held a meeting with representatives of airlines on Saturday. The civil aviation ministry plans to put in place strict norms to prevent incidents of hoax bomb threats to airlines, including placing the perpetrators in the no-fly list.