Tamil Nadu Man Arrested for Threatening Mangaluru Airport Bombing

Speedy Summary

• Sasikumar (38), a resident of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, was arrested for threatening to blow up Mangaluru International Airport on the night of August 29, 2025.
• The threat call claimed the terminal building should be vacated promptly but was later confirmed as a hoax by police and CISF personnel.
• Investigations revealed Sasikumar had collected contact numbers of airports across India using social media and repeatedly made bomb threats to various terminals.
• Bajpe Police registered a case under Sections 351 (2), 351 (3) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 3 (1)(d) of Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982.
• Sasikumar is a B.Pharma graduate and remains unmarried. He has been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days by the jurisdictional magistrate.
• A similar incident occurred four months ago when Deepanjan Mitra from West Bengal was arrested for sending threats targeting Mangaluru and othre airports.

Indian Opinion Analysis

The arrest in this case highlights an escalating concern over hoax bomb threats in India’s civil aviation sector. While no real threat materialized during the incident at Mangaluru International Airport, repeated calls such as these may undermine public confidence in safety protocols while placing undue strain on law enforcement agencies tasked with managing such situations urgently. Moreover, this points to vulnerabilities in how false information can spread through easily accessible digital channels.

India’s aviation security authorities must consider deeper innovations-technological tracking tools or stricter deterrence laws-to curb such practices without deterring legitimate communication channels at local airports. As hoax bombing cases surge-a reported 24 incidents by airlines earlier this year alone-consistently ensuring accountability like with Sasikumar’s immediate arrest demonstrates resilience but also signals scope for preventive frameworks around digital privacy misuse toward crimes logistics furthersaferelated_trends-building-mdigits>.