A man was arrested on Sunday over a hoax phone call to a police control room, allegedly claiming that explosives had been placed at a bank in Nagpur, officers said.
Delhi police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly making a hoax bomb threat call on a Spice Jet flight from Darbhanga to Delhi earlier this week, officials said on Saturday.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital was put on high alert after a bomb threat call was received for a Darbhanga to Delhi flight. However, during the inquiry, it turned out to be a bogus call, officials said on Wednesday.
The Akasa flight, which was diverted to the Mumbai airport, landed in the early hours of today after some 40 minutes following takeoff from the Pune airport, the airlines said in a statement today.
After further investigation, the police found that nothing was suspicious. A child saw an abandoned bag and informed the police, claiming that it may contain a bomb.
A threat call was received by the Mumbai police on Thursday where the caller claimed that two Pakistani citizens would reach the city and blow up the landmark Taj Hotel. Through technical analysis, the original name of the accused caller was found to be Jagdamba Prasad Singh (36) who on loca
"A police official from another state called Mumbai Control Police to report receiving a call yesterday at 3.30 pm claiming there would be a bomb blast or huge incident at the Domestic and International airports in Mumbai and Delhi," said officials.
According to officials, at around 4:45 pm, the police received a call, in which the caller claimed that a “bomb blast may occur at the airport”, however, any specific location of the airport was not mentioned.
According to police, a bomb disposal squad rushed to the spot and vacated the premises. However, as per the officials, no objectionable material was recovered from the spot.