India is witnessing a surge in hoax bomb threats targeting schools, hospitals and airports-each one fake, yet each triggering mass evacuations, emergency drills and costly investigations. While some cases are traced to grudges or impulsive students, most remain untraceable, hidden behind overseas VPNs and a growing dark-web ecosystem. NDTV’s special investigation by Bismee Taskin Islam uncovers how hoaxers operate, the crores lost to fake calls, and why cracking this digital menace remains so difficult.
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