A bomb threat alert was triggered aboard a flight from Ahmedabad to Hyderabad after a 12-year-old girl allegedly told a fellow student that there was a bomb on the aircraft, officials said on Sunday. The threat later turned out to be a prank.

The Class 7 student was returning to Hyderabad with other students and teachers on Saturday after a school trip when she made the remark. A cabin crew member who overheard the conversation alerted the pilot, prompting a security alert, a police official said.