IndiGo Hyderabad–Varanasi Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Bomb Threat

A IndiGo flight carrying over 200 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi on Sunday following a bomb threat alert, police said.

The Phulpur-Babatpur police, said that a note claiming that there was a bomb in the aircraft was found written on a piece of paper, triggering an alert.

The aircraft was operating from Hyderabad to Varanasi, police said, adding that upon receiving the information, it made an emergency landing at the Babatpur airport.

After receiving the information, security agencies, including the CISF, bomb disposal squad, fire brigade and police personnel, rushed to the spot and carried out a thorough check of passengers and the aircraft according to standard security protocol,

police said.

Airport officials said security agencies are conducting further investigations into the incident.

In a separate incident, IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-6650 travelling from Delhi to Bagdogra, carrying 238 passengers received a bomb threat on January 18, forcing an emergency landing in Lucknow, police said.

According to ACP Rajneesh Verma, a note alleging the presence of a bomb was found written on a tissue paper inside the aircraft’s toilet. He said the flight was travelling from Delhi to Bagdogra when the threat came to light.

The aircraft landed safely in Lucknow. It was carrying 230 passengers, including 222 adults and 8 infants, 2 pilots, and 5 crew members.