Delhi/Hyderabad, June 18 (Hydnow): A bomb threat to a Dubai bound plane from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital Delhi created a commotion.
The flight was ready at Delhi Airport at around 9.35 AM on Monday morning for Dubai. It will take off shortly.
Delhi Police said on Tuesday that some people have sent a threatening mail to the office of Delhi International Airport Limited, IGI (Indira Gandhi International Airport) saying that there is a bomb on the plane.
They said that there was a bomb in the plane. As per the protocol with the threatening mail, they said that the plane was checked thoroughly.
However, no explosives of suspicious items were found during the inspections. The police clarified that it was fake mail.
A case has been registered and investigation has been started. (Hydnow)
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.