The civil aviation ministry plans to put in place strict norms to prevent incidents of hoax bomb threats to airlines, including placing the perpetrators on the no-fly list, a senior official said on Thursday.

New Delhi, October 17: The civil aviation ministry plans to put in place strict norms to prevent incidents of hoax bomb threats to airlines, including placing

Aircraft Act, 1934: Inter-ministerial consultations underway to amend the Aircraft Act for 5-year imprisonment and a no-fly list for hoax bomb threats.

Sources stated that the X handle, under probe, was created on Tuesday and used to post seven hoax messages that triggered major air security scares. The handle has since been suspended. 

"We are taking things seriously... we will take action," Naidu said about the bomb threats

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said he can't comment on any kind of a conspiracy but from whatever little bit he knows. these calls are coming from some minors and pranksters.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said initial investigations do not point to a conspiracy and that most of the bomb threats to flights had been "made by minors and pranksters".

In response to the recent spate of hoax bomb threats targeting various flights, including Indian airlines, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said that necessary actions were being taken and ruled out any larger conspiracy | OpIndia News

Two more Indian passenger aircraft were diverted on Wednesday (Oct 16), the latest in a string of hoax bomb threats made to airline companies involving the country - bringing the total to 12 in three days. Akasa Air flight, which was flying from India's capital New Delhi to the southern city of Bengaluru,