This week’s warning of simultaneous hijack attempts at Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad airports has turned out to be a hoax with a Hyderabad man telling the police he pulled it off to cancel a pleasure trip with his girlfriend.
According to the report, Police said Vamshi Chowdhary, a transport agent, was facing financial problems and wanted to cancel his trip to Mumbai and Goa with his girlfriend.
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The 32-year-old purportedly sent a hoax mail to create panic in the Indian security establishment. The email was found to have been generated from Hyderabad.
A task force team, with the help of cyber experts, traced the IP address to a local cafe in SR Nagar area leading to Chowdhary’s arrest.
Police found Chowdhary was an accused in two cyber cases earlier as well. A case has been registered under 66D of IT Act and Sections 419 and 182 of IPC.
The mail received on April 16 had said, “A lady overheard six boys discussing a simultaneous hijack plan in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai.” The email was received by the DCP in Mumbai. Following the mail, security protocols at these civilian air facilities was increased to the level that is done on National events.
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