A tense situation unfolded at Chennai airport on Tuesday night when authorities received an email claiming bombs had been planted on the flight carrying Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to San Francisco. The email, originally sent to Cochin airport, was forwarded to Chennai officials. While the email did not specify the airline, it mentioned bombs being planted on the flight transporting the Chief Minister.
Security personnel, alerted by the threat, conducted thorough checks on the Emirates flight bound for Dubai, a standard procedure for flights carrying VIP passengers. The threat was ultimately determined to be a hoax. Despite the disruption, Chief Minister Stalin proceeded with his 20-day trip to the US, where he is scheduled to attend various programs and meet investors in San Francisco and Chicago. He is accompanied by officials and his wife, Durga Stalin.
Chennai city police were notified of the hoax bomb threat, and a special team from the cybercrime wing is investigating the origin of the email. Police officials revealed that the email was sent using the Tor browser, making it challenging to track the sender. This is not an isolated incident, as Chennai airport has received approximately 10 hoax bomb threats in the past two months, all sent through the Tor browser.
