Delhi’s IGI airport gets hoax bomb threat, caller held

Police said a 22-year-old man had made the call from inside a Delhi-Patna flight.

Police said the call was received at around 7.45 am on Monday. (Representational Photo)

Security agencies and Delhi Police personnel were seen scrambling at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after receiving a bomb threat call on Monday morning.

Police finally found that the call was made by one of the passengers, who is said to be mentally unstable, from inside an aircraft.

“We received a call at around 7.45 am that there was a bomb inside a plane travelling from Delhi to Patna. We immediately informed all the concerned agencies. Around 52 passengers were shifted to another plane as a thorough check was conducted. After checking, we declared that it was a hoax call,” DCP (Airport) Rajeev Ranjan said.

The police also detained the 22-year-old man who had made the call. He was travelling with his father, who is a school teacher.

“His father informed the police that his son’s mental condition is not stable and he had made a call from his phone while he was sitting inside the aircraft,” the DCP added.

Meanwhile, a SpiceJet flight SG 8721 scheduled to operate from Delhi to Patna was also delayed when a passenger, after boarding the aircraft, inquired about the safety of the aircraft including the possibility of a bomb, the aircraft The said passenger repeatedly told the crew that he had an intuition that there was a bomb on board the aircraft. The crew informed the Captain and the aircraft was moved to a remote bay. All passengers were de-boarded and baggage screened again. The said passenger and the one accompanying him were handed over to CISF and Delhi Police for further investigation and the flight has departed.

Mahender Singh Manral

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More

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