On December 22, 2025, the Ordnance Factory in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh—a key Ministry of Defence unit producing ammunition, propellants, and missile components for the Indian Army—received a bomb threat email claiming three RDX explosives were planted on-site and at Tamil Nadu residences of two personalities, warning of detonation by noon December 23. Factory management alerted Narmadapuram police, prompting immediate evacuation, area cordon, and deployment of two bomb disposal squads with sniffer dogs from Chhindwara, supervised by Additional SP Abhishek Rajan and SP Sai Krishna Thota; thorough searches till late evening found no suspicious items. Cyber teams trace the sender amid heightened security. This second hoax in 2025, after April 17, exposes vulnerabilities in India’s defense infrastructure, demanding advanced cyber defenses and AI surveillance to counter hybrid threats amid border tensions with China and Pakistan, safeguarding strategic self-reliance.