RAIPUR: Police on Thursday, November 14 detained a passenger in the matter pertaining to the emergency landing of a Kolkata bound flight, said a police official.
A preliminary questioning is underway with the detained passenger, as per the Raipur SSP Santosh Singh.
Earlier today, a flight from Nagpur to Kolkata had made an emergency landing at Swami Vivekananda Mana airport in Chhattisgarh capital following a bomb threat after which the plane was thoroughly checked by the authorities.
Further investigation into the matter is underway and more details are awaited. Notably several domestic/international flights operating from India received hoax bomb threats lately resulting in cancellation of the flights.
Raipur, Chhattisgarh: A flight from Nagpur to Kolkata made an emergency landing at Raipur airport following a bomb threat. The plane is being checked at the airport and further probe is underway: SSP Santosh Singh
— ANI (@ANI) November 14, 2024
Earlier the Mumbai police has also detained a minor from Rajnanadgaon of Chhattisgarh in connection with issuing hoax bomb threats for three Mumbai based international flights. It was later revealed that the minor had created a social media account on the name of one of shopkeepers of his area for issuing bomb threats (With inputs from ANI).
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