A man said there was a bomb under his seat on an IndiGo flight, which caused a delay at the Mumbai airport on Friday. The incident happened in the late hours of January 26, during Republic Day, when the security forces were on high alert. The flight, 6E 5264, was headed to Lucknow.
As per Mumbai police, officials stopped the flight to conduct a thorough inspection of the plane after the man said there was a bomb under his seat. A team of Mumbai police and airport officials arrived at the scene quickly to investigate the claims.
In any case, during the investigation, no suspicious things were found inside the aeroplane. The 27-year-old passenger was taken into custody by police and charged under sections 506(2) and 505(1)(B) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
“The police are investigating why he did this,” the Mumbai police said, reported ANI.
In a similar incident, security personnel at Delhi International Airport conducted a massive search on Wednesday after SpiceJet got a call claiming a bomb had been placed on an aircraft going for Darbhanga. According to SpiceJet, the company’s reservation office got the call on Wednesday evening.
SpiceJet said in a statement, “On 24th January, a call was received at the SpiceJet reservation office about a bomb in the aircraft operating flight SG 8496 from Darbhanga to Delhi. The flight landed safely at Delhi airport at 6 pm and the aircraft was moved to an isolated bay.” He added, “Passengers have been deplaned safely and the aircraft is undergoing a thorough search by security agencies.”