Bomb hoax on Indigo flight to Jammu

NEW DELHI - A hoax call was received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here Thursday claiming that there was a bomb on an Indigo Delhi-Jammu flight, police said.

The flight had around 180 passengers onboard.

“The airport authorities today (Thursday) received a call at 11.14 a.m. stating that there was a bomb on an Indigo flight scheduled to fly from Delhi to Jammu,” a senior police officer said.

Immediate measures were taken and the passengers and crew were disembarked, police said. The plane was searched and the call was found to be a hoax.

The hoax call originated from the Indigo call center in Gurgaon, police said.

“Further investigations will be carried out by the Gurgaon Police,” the officer added.