A Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight from Kuwait was diverted to Mumbai on Tuesday after an email warned that a “human bomb” was on board. The threat message, which was received at the Delhi airport, triggered an immediate security response, News18 reported. An official statement from IndiGo is awaited.
Threat email triggers emergency landing
Operating as 6E1234, the aircraft was headed for Telangana when the threat was reported to the authorities. Security teams and emergency responders at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were put on standby for the flight's arrival.
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According to data from FlightRadar24, the Airbus A321-251NX departed from Kuwait at 1.56 am and arrived in Mumbai at 8.10 am. After landing, the aircraft was taken to a designated bay for detailed inspection in keeping with standard protocol.
Recent incident with similar warning
The latest scare comes days after a similar threat involving a Bahrain-Hyderabad flight. On November 23, the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad received an email claiming that a bomb had been placed on board a flight arriving from Bahrain.
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The alert led to the diversion of the aircraft, which subsequently landed safely at Mumbai. Later, the police confirmed it was a false alarm.
Police: Threat turned out to be a hoax
A police official had earlier said that a case was registered after airport authorities complained about the Bahrain-Hyderabad threat. The e-mail had allegedly claimed a bomb was on the incoming flight. "Security checking was carried out there, and nothing suspicious was found and bomb threat turned out to be hoax," the news agency PTI quoted the official as saying.
