New Delhi. The government has taken a big decision amidst the continuous threats to the flights of Indian airlines. Officers of the cyber wing of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have been deployed at international airports. These officers will investigate threats in real time and assess their seriousness. Meanwhile, the series of threats continued on Monday also. On Monday, 60 flights of different airlines received bomb threats. However later all the threats turned out to be fake.
It is noteworthy that this trend has started in the last 15 days and so far 410 flights have received bomb threats. In the initial days, passengers and aircraft were checked after making emergency landing of all the planes, but now the protocol has been changed. It is worth noting that there is an additional cost of around Rs 3 crore for an aircraft to fly after emergency landing and inspection. Till now, due to threats received against more than four hundred planes, aviation companies have suffered a loss of more than Rs. six hundred crores.
However, after more than four hundred flights received bomb threats in 15 days, on Monday the NIA deployed officers of its cyber wing at international airports. This officer will start investigation as soon as a bomb threat is received in flight. These officers will play a role in detecting threats and ensuring the safety of the airplane. Apart from NIA officials, teams of Bomb Threat Assessment Committee or BTAC have been deployed at many airports.
It is reported that many agencies are working with NIA to increase the security of airports. These agencies are busy preparing safety protocols. However, on Monday, bomb threats were received on more than 60 flights of three Indian airlines. These include 21-21 flights of Air India and Indigo, while 20 flights of Vistara are under threat. However, upon investigation, all these threats were found to be false.
It is noteworthy that along with the deployment of NIA officers, the Central Government has taken many other steps to ensure the security of the planes and to catch those who threaten. The Ministry of Information and Technology had issued an advisory on October 26 asking social media platforms to immediately remove such false information and if they do not remove it, action would be taken against them under the IT Act. If those making threats are identified, it has also been decided to put them in the no-fly list.