Patna airport bomb threat call a 'hoax', no suspicious object found: Report

A bomb disposal unit conducted a search operation. However, it was later found out that it was a hoax call.

A search operation was initiated at Patna's Jayprakash Narayan Airport after an unidentified caller made a bomb threat, police said on Wednesday.

A search operation is being carried out at Patna airport in Bihar following the bomb threat. (ANI)

A bomb disposal unit conducted a search operation at the airport grounds in response to the call, police said. However, it was later found out that it was a hoax call.

"As the information was non-specific, the entire terminal building, parking area and office building was scanned by security forces but no bomb was found," an airport official said.

In July last year, a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight (6e 2126) was reportedly grounded at Patna airport after a passenger claimed that he had a bomb in his bag.

The bomb squad and police who were at the spot conducted an inspection after a man reportedly claimed a bomb was in his baggage. His bag was checked further but no bomb was found.

The passenger was detained and the plane is being checked further. All passengers were safely deboarded from the Delhi-bound IndiGo flight (6e 2126) at Patna airport.

(With inputs from agencies)