Three hotels in the temple area of Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, received bomb threats through anonymous emails. After receiving the threats, police and sniffer dogs conducted search operations at the hotels, and the threats were determined to be a hoax.

Leela Mahal, Kapila Theertham, and Alipiri were the areas where hotels received threats on Thursday evening. The subject line of the threats stated: "Pak ISI to activate improvised explosives in listed hotels; evacuate by 11 PM! TN CM involved."

The email reads:"International pressure" has increased after the arrest of Jaffer Sadiq, and such 'blasts in schools are deemed necessary to divert attention away from the involvement of M.K. Stalin's family in the case.”

According to the East Circle Inspector Srinivasulu, “Three hotels received bomb threat alerts, leading to the registration of an FIR. The case is currently under investigation from multiple angles. We are confident that we will soon identify the culprits behind the email once the investigation is complete.”

 

Who is Jaffer Sadiq

 

Jaffer Sadiq is a former DMK worker who was arrested in a drug-related case by the Narcotics Control Bureau.

 

Other bomb threats

 

This week, India has faced various other bomb threats that turn out to be hoaxes, including the recent threat to Tirupati. Besides the Tirupati threat, Indian airlines have also been targeted, with threats issued against 85 new flights across various carriers. The affected airlines include 20 Air India flights, 20 IndiGo flights, 20 Vistara flights, 13 Akasa flights, 5 SpiceJet flights, and 5 Alliance Air flights. These incidents have raised concerns about security measures in the aviation sector and the safety of passengers.