Hoax name triggers bomb scare in Pune-bound SpiceJet airplane at Delhi Airport
3 min readBy Express News Service
New Delhi: A name relating to a bomb in a Delhi-Pune SpiceJet flight triggered panic on the Indira Gandhi International Airport within the nationwide capital on Thursday night.
According to the officers, it was a ‘hoax name’.
“A call was received from the Delhi Police regarding a bomb threat in a plane — SG 8938 — after which two fire engines were immediately rushed to the Delhi Airport,” a Fire Department official informed the New Indian Express.
The official knowledgeable that even earlier than the hearth tenders might attain the spot, halfway, data was obtained that the bomb name was a hoax. The passengers had been on the boarding gate and never contained in the plane when the decision was obtained, they added.
However, the Delhi Police sounded an alert and the flight was totally checked by the safety personnel however nothing suspicious was discovered.
A senior police officer stated that efforts are on to hint the caller.
Notably, it’s the third time prior to now 30 days {that a} ‘hoax name’ triggered a bomb scare on the Delhi Airport.
Earlier, on the final day of the yr 2022, Delhi Airport obtained a sequence of messages on its official Twitter account pertaining to a bomb risk, nonetheless, later it turned out to be a hoax message.
On December 21, a precautionary safety drill was carried out on the Airport after companies had been knowledgeable of a publish on a social media web site, which stated that the author deliberate to “bomb and eliminate” the airport.
(With inputs from PTI)
New Delhi: A name relating to a bomb in a Delhi-Pune SpiceJet flight triggered panic on the Indira Gandhi International Airport within the nationwide capital on Thursday night.
According to the officers, it was a ‘hoax name’.
“A call was received from the Delhi Police regarding a bomb threat in a plane — SG 8938 — after which two fire engines were immediately rushed to the Delhi Airport,” a Fire Department official informed the New Indian Express.
The official knowledgeable that even earlier than the hearth tenders might attain the spot, halfway, data was obtained that the bomb name was a hoax. The passengers had been on the boarding gate and never contained in the plane when the decision was obtained, they added.
However, the Delhi Police sounded an alert and the flight was totally checked by the safety personnel however nothing suspicious was discovered.
A senior police officer stated that efforts are on to hint the caller.
Notably, it’s the third time prior to now 30 days {that a} ‘hoax name’ triggered a bomb scare on the Delhi Airport.
Earlier, on the final day of the yr 2022, Delhi Airport obtained a sequence of messages on its official Twitter account pertaining to a bomb risk, nonetheless, later it turned out to be a hoax message.
On December 21, a precautionary safety drill was carried out on the Airport after companies had been knowledgeable of a publish on a social media web site, which stated that the author deliberate to “bomb and eliminate” the airport.
(With inputs from PTI)
