In a case of a fake bomb scare, a 58-year-old passenger arrested at the Mumbai Airport for allegedly causing chaos with a hoax bomb alert, police said.
According to officials, the accused, Shanti Kothari detained after immigration officials at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport stopped him from boarding a Mumbai-Delhi flight. He allegedly screamed that a bomb planted in a Mumbai-Ghaziabad flight, creating panic on the premises.
Passenger arrested in Bomb Hoax at Mumbai Airport
Sahar Police have registered an FIR against Kothari under sections 125, 351(2), and 353(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The police are looking into his background for more details.
The FIR states that Kothari, a resident of Sakinaka, made alarming and threatening remarks while boarding the flight, which caused panic among passengers and airport staff. The incident immediately reported to airport security authorities, including CISF personnel and other relevant departments.
Make false bomb alerts and threatens other passengers
Officials noted that the accused was near the airport’s boarding gate of Mumbai Airport and began shouting and making false statements. During boarding, he allegedly yelled, “Don’t go on the Ghaziabad flight, there’s a bomb in it.”
In his statement, a member of the airline staff said he was making routine announcements and helping passengers during the boarding process for the Mumbai to Delhi flight at Gate No. 51 when the incident took place.
Bomb threats and suspicious emails received by various organizations across the country have occasionally led to evacuations.
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