A major security scare gripped the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport when a bomb threat was discovered aboard an IndiGo flight that had just arrived from Hyderabad. The flight, numbered 6E-108, landed safely in Mohali at 11:58 am on July 5, carrying 227 individuals, including 220 passengers, five crew members, and two pilots. The threat came to light during a routine post-landing cleaning operation when housekeeping staff found a tissue paper in the aircraft washroom with a chilling message written in English claiming a bomb was in the plane. IndiGo officials immediately alerted the airport security, and the local police swung into action. A case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) has been registered against unidentified persons, while a full-scale investigation is now underway. According to security manager Manmohan Singh from InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, which operates IndiGo, no official comments could be provided at this stage due to the sensitivity of the matter. Police sources confirmed that the same aircraft was scheduled to operate flight 6E-2195 to Delhi after landing in Chandigarh. The suspicious note was discovered just before the turnaround, prompting immediate security protocols. A senior police officer, on condition of anonymity, said that a team may soon be dispatched to Hyderabad to probe the origin of the threat. “Since all passengers boarded from Hyderabad, we plan to collect crucial boarding data, CCTV footage, and other relevant inputs from the Hyderabad airport,” he said. The Mohali police has formally requested the local airport authorities to provide footage to identify any suspicious activity. Investigators are working to determine whether the note was placed by someone during the Hyderabad boarding or left in the aircraft earlier.
