Threat to bomb Indigo flight going from Nagpur to Kolkata, emergency landing at Raipur airport

The trend of bomb threats to planes in India is not stopping. Another Indigo flight made an emergency landing in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. This step was taken after receiving information about a bomb on a flight going from Nagpur to Kolkata. As soon as information about a bomb in the flight was received, as a precaution the flight was made an emergency landing at Raipur Airport and security measures were implemented with immediate effect. As soon as information about the bomb was received, security at the airport was tightened and a search operation was conducted. The passengers were safely evacuated from the aircraft and the aircraft was evacuated. After this the bomb disposal squad is being called and investigation is being done.

187 passengers and crew members safe
However, all the passengers on board the flight are safe. After the incident, flights were affected for some time at Raipur Airport. At present the investigation of the plane is going on. Apart from this, it is also being investigated who is doing such acts. Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh said that after receiving the bomb threat, 187 passengers and 6 crew members were immediately landed at the airport. Mandatory security checks were conducted and security arrangements were tightened. The bomb disposal squad was called and all the passengers were evacuated safely and the plane is being examined.

International agencies gathered to stop fake threats
At the same time, Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Regarding the continuous threats against flights, Ram Mohan Naidu has said that to stop these fake threats, international agencies, law enforcement branch and Intelligence Bureau teams are continuously investigating the matter. Along with this, the central government is also considering bringing changes in aviation laws.

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