IndiGo passenger claims ‘bomb planted’ under his seat, flight delayed

An IndiGo flight was delayed at Mumbai airport on Friday after a man claimed that a bomb was planted under his seat.

Published on: Jan 27, 2024, 17:08:18 IST

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An IndiGo flight was delayed at Mumbai airport on Friday after a man claimed that a bomb was planted under his seat. The incident took place on a Lucknow-bound flight 6E 5264 during the later hours of January 26 when the security forces were on high alert on the occasion of Republic Day.

FILE PHOTO: An IndiGo airlines passenger aircraft taxis on the tarmac at Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai (REUTERS)

According to the Mumbai police, authorities halted the flight to conduct a thorough check of the aircraft after the man claimed that a bomb was under his seat. A team of Mumbai police and airport agencies also reached the spot immediately to investigate the claims.

However, they did not find any suspicious objects inside the aircraft during the investigation.

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The police have detained the 27-year-old passenger and registered a case against him 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, the security forces at the Delhi airport mounted a massive search operation on Wednesday after SpiceJet received a call claiming a bomb had been placed on a Darbhanga-bound flight. According to SpiceJet, the call was received by the company's reservation office on Wednesday evening.

"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," SpiceJet said in a statement.

“Passengers have been deplaned safely and the aircraft is undergoing a thorough search by security agencies,” it added.

Hours after a thorough probe by the security agencies, the threat was found to be a hoax.

(With inputs from agencies)

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