An IndiGo flight was delayed at Mumbai airport after a man claimed a bomb was planted under his seat on a Lucknow-bound flight 6E 5264 on January 26, during a high-security alert on Republic Day.
According to Mumbai police, authorities halted the flight to conduct a thorough inspection of the aircraft after the man claimed there was a bomb under his seat. A team of Mumbai police and airport officials arrived on the scene immediately to investigate the reports.
However, no suspicious objects were discovered inside the aircraft during the investigation. The 27-year-old passenger was detained by police and charged with violating sections 506(2) and 505(1)(B) of the Indian Penal Code."The police are investigating why he did this," the Mumbai police said, as reported by ANI.
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In a similar incident, security forces at Delhi Airport conducted a massive search on Wednesday after SpiceJet received a call claiming a bomb had been planted on a Darbhanga-bound flight. On Wednesday evening, SpiceJet's reservation office received the call.
"On January 24th, a call was received at the SpiceJet reservation office reporting a bomb in the aircraft operating flight SG 8496 from Darbhanga to Delhi. The flight landed safely at Delhi airport at 6 p.m., and the aircraft was relocated to an isolated bay, SpiceJet said in a statement.
"Passengers have been deplaned safely and the aircraft is undergoing a thorough search by security agencies," the statement said.
Hours after a thorough investigation by security agencies, the threat was discovered to be a hoax.
(With inputs from agencies)
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