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The threat triggered tightened security checks on trains and at railway stations.
In the message, the sender claimed to be the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
The accused confessed to the police that he only attempted to get the flight cancelled, and there was no other motive. However, police are looking into other angles as well.
The arrested, Shubham Upadhyay, reportedly sent two bomb threats to draw attention after watching similar news stories.
In just 12 days, more than 275 flights from Indian carriers have been subjected to hoax bomb threats, primarily communicated via social media.
The threatening messages reached the airlines' 'X' (formerly Twitter) accounts hours after both flights had departed.
After authorities were alerted about the bomb threat, an emergency was declared at the Jaipur airport.
When asked, some reports say that in the threat message, Punia was asked to quit Congress or be prepared to face dire consequences.
The bomb threat was received as flight 6E 5314, which departed from Chennai for Mumbai.
School authorities reported that these threats were received via email, prompting immediate evacuation procedures.
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