The callers said that a bomb was placed on board a Mumbai-Ahmedabad flight and an another call mentioned that the Mumbai international airport would be blown, the official said on Thursday
The mobile phone numbers from which the calls were made have been identified and further probe is underway, police said. Representational Pic/File
The Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra have registered an FIR and started a probe in connection with calls received about a bomb on a Mumbai-Ahmedabad flight and a threat to blow up Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in the metropolis, an official said on Thursday, reported the PTI.
The threat calls were received between 2 pm and 2:30 pm on Wednesday at the office of the Navi Mumbai joint commissioner of police, a CBD police station official said.
The callers said that a bomb was placed on board a Mumbai-Ahmedabad flight and an another call mentioned that the Mumbai international airport would be blown, the official said on Thursday.
"The callers said a bomb had been placed on board the Mumbai-Ahmedabad flight. Another call said Mumbai international airport would be blown up at 6:30 pm. Thorough checks did not reveal anything suspicious. An FIR has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) as the calls were intended to disturb public peace and create fear in the minds of the people," the official informed, according to the PTI.
The mobile phone numbers from which the calls were made have been identified and further probe is underway through these leads, he added.
No one has been arrested in the case so far, the official said, adding that the investigations in the matter were underway.
Imphal-bound IndiGo plane returns to Delhi due to technical snag
An IndiGo aircraft enroute to Imphal returned to the national capital on Thursday morning owing to a technical snag after being airborne for an hour.
"A minor technical snag was detected soon after take-off on flight 6E 5118 operating from Delhi to Imphal on 17 July 2025. As a precautionary step, the pilots decided to turn-back and landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi," the airline said in a statement.
In line with the mandatory procedures, the aircraft underwent necessary checks and resumed the journey shortly thereafter, IndiGo said and regretted the inconvenience caused to the passengers.
According to information available with flight-tracking website Flightradar24.com, the A321 aircraft operating the flight 6E 5118 was airborne for an hour before it returned to Delhi.
(with PTI inputs)
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