Mon Oct 21 06:13:40 UTC 2024: Key Points from the Article:

1. **Bomb Threats to Flights**: Six Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flights were targeted with bomb threats via an anonymous account on X, claiming there were bombers on board. This brings the total number of similar threats to nearly 200 in a week.

2. **Threat Details**: The message stated that there were 12 bombers across the six flights. However, local police deemed the threats as ‘non-specific,’ and no formal complaints were filed by the airlines. Consequently, no searches were initiated.

3. **Prior Incidents**: This incident follows another bomb threat posted on October 15, attributed to a user named @schizobomber777. On the same day as the recent threats, around 24 flights received bomb threats, leading to some diversions and emergency declarations.

4. **Anonymous Accounts**: The majority of threats were sent from an unverified account, @schizophreniqqq, which has since been suspended by X.

5. **Arrest in Related Case**: Last week, Bengaluru police arrested Dipanjan Mitra from Darjeeling for sending bomb threats to three engineering colleges. Mitra, who has been unemployed since 2012 and is reportedly mentally disturbed, is also linked to at least ten other similar cases.

6. **Supreme Court Ruling on Citizenship**: The article briefly mentions that the Supreme Court recently upheld Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, impacting the ongoing discussions about the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, which has been stalled since 2019.

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