Overview
- The November 30 message to the Bengaluru police commissioner claimed a Jaish‑e‑Mohammed ‘white‑collar’ team had targeted Kempegowda International Airport and four malls for blasts from 7 pm.
- Standard checks at the airport and the listed malls found no explosives, and officials concluded the threat was a hoax.
- Cases were registered under BNSS Section 173 and Section 66F of the IT Act, with cybercrime units forming a special team to investigate.
- The FIR notes the Gmail threat included a phone number and an extortion demand to pay to prevent the alleged attacks, and investigators are tracking IP and phone data.
- The warning surfaced as the NIA pursues a separate ‘white‑collar’ terror probe linked to a recent Delhi blast, though police have not confirmed any operational link to the Bengaluru email, which resembles other hoax threats reported this year.