NIA steps up security to check threats, ropes in cyber wing at airports

In the wake of numerous threat calls to airlines, anti-terror probe agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) has deployed Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) team with sleuths drawn from its cyber wing at each of the major aviation infrastructure facilities, officials said on Monday.

- Mukesh Ranjan

Airline operators have received more than 400 hoax calls in the past two weeks, prompting widespread concern regarding the potential implications for passenger safety and national security.

The officials said that to effectively deal with emerging situations out of such threats, the NIA cyber wing has launched a comprehensive analysis of the calls coming from overseas. Its investigation is focused on determining the motives behind threat calls and assessing their authenticity.