A 45-year-old Chennai resident has been arrested for allegedly making bomb threat calls to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, with police now questioning him to establish the motive behind the calls.
The suspect has been identified as Sharath Subramanyam. Shamshabad airport outpost police apprehended him in Chennai and brought him to Shamshabad for further investigation, according to a report by Telangana Today.
Police have registered a case against Subramanyam in connection with the alleged threats. Investigators are questioning him as part of efforts to determine why the calls were made and to establish the circumstances surrounding them.
The airport, formally known as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, is located at Shamshabad and is Hyderabad’s principal civilian aviation facility. The report identifies the airport as the target of the alleged calls but does not provide details about the number of calls, their exact contents, when they were made or whether any flight operations were affected.
The available information also does not indicate that explosives were found or that an actual attack took place. The case currently concerns the alleged threat calls and the subsequent arrest by the airport outpost police. The suspect’s alleged conduct, motive and any further legal consequences remain subject to the ongoing investigation.
The arrest required coordination between the Shamshabad airport police unit and authorities in Chennai, where Subramanyam was apprehended before being brought back to Hyderabad for questioning. Police have not disclosed further details about the investigation in the report.
The matter highlights the security sensitivity of communications involving a major airport, where even an alleged threat can require police assessment and investigation. However, the supplied report contains no official statement about passenger movement, airport closures, flight cancellations or security restrictions arising from the case.
Further investigation is under way. Police are expected to continue questioning Subramanyam and examining the circumstances and motive behind the alleged bomb threat calls.
