BENGALURU: An Air India flight at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) received a bomb threat through an e-mail, as per official sources.
“An Air India flight at the Kempegowda International Airport had received a bomb threat two days ago”, said Sajith V J, DCP, North-East Bengaluru. An FIR was filed immediately after the threat was received, sources said. Further investigations are under way.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai police apprehended a man from the Chembur area of Mumbai after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft received a terror call ahead of his official visit abroad, Mumbai police said on Wednesday.
“On February 11 , a call was received at Mumbai Police control room warning that terrorists may attack PM Modi’s aircraft as he was leaving on an official visit abroad. Considering the serious nature of the information, the police informed other agencies and began an investigation”, Mumbai police said.
“The person who made the threat call to the Mumbai Police Control Room has been taken into custody from the Chembur area. He is mentally ill”, the police added. (ANI)