CISF officials said that checks by their quick-reaction teams will continue on the premises, with numbers increased, owing to the bomb threat, as well as Independence Day. However, BTAC asked for heightened security to remain on the premises. At around 7.18pm, the BTAC declared the bomb-threat as ‘non-specific’. Sources said that the police received an email at around 5.50pm on Saturday, which mentioned “Planned bomb blast by Al Qaeda Sargana at IGI airport stating that Karanbir Suri alias Mohamad Jalal and Karanbir Suri's wife Shaily Sharda alias Haseena are coming to India on Sunday from Singapore and plan to put the Bomb on IGI in 1-3 days.” Immediately, police alerted the airport and the Airport Operations Control Centre (AOCC), with checks carried out on the airport premises. However, the threat was later found to be ‘non-specific’ and the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) has been terminated from the airport, after a search. The email was received by the Delhi Police on Saturday evening, which warned that a bomb could be used at the airport in the next one to three days. However, "At about 7.18 pm, the threat was declared as non-specific and BTAC was terminated at about 7.22 pm," the airport informed.ĭelhi Police has been requested to look into the investigation report of earlier threat message involving the same couple and also check up the e-mail source.NEW DELHI: Security has been beefed up at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport after a bomb threat email was received by the IGI police station, warning of a possible attack by the terrorist outfit Al Qaeda. The anti-sabotage check was carried at all terminals of IGI Airport, access control, vehicle checking at entry nakas and patrolling of the AOR were intensified. On examination of the threat mail, Security Operations Control Centre (SOCC) found that a similar threat message was received in the recent past with the same names of the couple and on the similar language of the threat.Īs per Standard operating procedure, SOCC informed all concerned agencies and put duty personnel on high alert. "On Saturday, IGI police station informed Airline Operations Control Center (AOCC) at the airport about a bomb threat e-mail received with the subject of planned bomb blast by Al Qaeda Sargana at IGI airport stating that Karanbir Suri alias Mohamad Jalal and Karanbir Suri's wife Shaily Sharda alias Haseena are coming to India on Sunday from Singapore and plan to put the Bomb on IGI in 1-3 days," it added. "However, an extra alert has been sounded and all security measures have enhanced at IGI Airport," the statement said. New Delhi, August 8 (ANI): Security has been increased at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport after a bomb threat email to Delhi Police cautioned about terrorist outfit Al Qaeda planning to attack the airport.Īs per an official statement by the IGI Airport, after investigation the threat was found "non-specific" and Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) was terminated from the airport.