New Delhi: From now on, anyone making a hoax bomb threat would be booked under the stringent Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation Aircrafts (SUASCAA), which is punishable by life imprisonment, a senior government official said. At present, this section is invoked based on the discretion of the local police, but the government now plans to make it a mandatory exercise in order to deter hoax callers.
The decision comes in the wake of the arrest of Bengaluru-based sales executive M.G. Gokul, who sent a hoax bomb threat through WhatsApp last week, which delayed six flights, causing a loss of Rs. 8 crore to the civil aviation industry.
10/09/15 Vijaita Singh/The Hindu
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The decision comes in the wake of the arrest of Bengaluru-based sales executive M.G. Gokul, who sent a hoax bomb threat through WhatsApp last week, which delayed six flights, causing a loss of Rs. 8 crore to the civil aviation industry.
10/09/15 Vijaita Singh/The Hindu
