Youth arrested in IGI for hijack threat

A youth was arrested from the IGI airport in New Delhi for allegedly threatening to hijack a Mumbai- bound Jet Airways fight after he and his companions entered into an arguement with the crew in an "inebriated condition".

A youth was arrested from the IGI airport in New Delhi for allegedly threatening to hijack a Mumbai- bound Jet Airways fight after he and his companions entered into an arguement with the crew in an "inebriated condition".

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Police said Anil, hailing from Haryana, also falsely claimed that he had a "bomb in his bag".

The youth wass boarding the plane along with his five companions last night. They began an altercation with the crew over the rescheduling of the flight from 10.30 pm to 12.30 am, according to police.

Amid heated exchanges of words inside the aircraft, Anil allegedly threatened the crew that he would hijack the plane and he had a "bomb in his bag", police said.

He and his companions were immediately caught by the crew and airport security was alerted. CISF personnel took all six into custody and later handed them over to police.

Airport officials alleged that they were boarding the flight in an in "inebriated condition".

"A case has been registered against Anil for allegedly threatening to hijack the plane and creating nuisance in an inebriated condition. A complaint was lodged by the airport authorities," a senior police officer said.

The five companions of Anil were, however, let off after a thorough enquiry and verification as their names were not in the complaint, he said.

All the six were put to a medical test for verification of the allegation that they had consumed alcohol. "Anil has been arrested. We are investigating the case," he said.