Archive · 18 Jun 2025
Hoax Bomb Threat at Sriharikota Spaceport Leads to Detention
Someone called in a fake bomb threat to a space center in India, causing a big security alert.
The police, along with other security teams, searched the area all night to make sure everyone was safe.
They found out the call came from a man in Tamil Nadu who has had problems with his mental health and has made similar fake calls before.
He used to be a student of accounting but is now unemployed.
The police are now looking into why he did this and are talking to doctors to figure out what should happen next.
A bomb threat at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in Sriharikota prompted an all-night security operation.
The alert led to a thorough search of the spaceport and surrounding areas by police, CISF, and Coast Guard.
The hoax call was traced to a 43-year-old man, Balakrishnan Vijaybabu, in Tamil Nadu.
Vijaybabu has a history of making such hoax calls and has been under treatment for psychological issues since 2017.
Authorities are investigating Vijaybabu's motives and medical history, consulting medical experts to determine further legal action.
- Who
- Balakrishnan Vijaybabu, a 43-year-old man from Tamil Nadu, made the hoax call.
- What
- A fake bomb threat was made at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
- When
- The incident triggered an overnight operation, beginning on Sunday night.
- Where
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, India.
- Why
- Authorities are investigating the motives behind the call; Vijaybabu has a history of such actions.
- Location
- Sriharikota, India
- Threat Type
- Bomb threat
- Perpetrator
- Balakrishnan Vijaybabu
- Age of Perpetrator
- 43
- Detained Location
- Salem, Tamil Nadu
- Status
- Under investigation