Human Bomb Threat Message On Kuwait To Hyderabad IndiGo Flight, Aircraft Diverted To Mumbai

A Kuwait to Hyderabad IndiGo flight was diverted to Mumbai on Tuesday after a threat message warned of a human bomb onboard the aircraft.

The threat, conveyed through a detailed email received at the Delhi airport, was assessed as specific by authorities.

The flight is yet to land at Mumbai airport, where all precautionary measures have been put in place.

Security teams, including emergency responders, are on standby as officials monitor the situation closely.

There was no immediate information about the number of passengers on the aircraft.

An official statement by the IndiGo airlines was yet awaited.

On Monday, a private school in the Mira Road area of Thane district of Maharashtra received a bomb blast threat, prompting the police to launch a search

for any suspicious object, which turned out to be a hoax.

The school’s office received an email at around 6.30 am stating that the school would be blown up by a bomb planted on its premises.

School authorities alerted the local police, who rushed to the spot.

A thorough search by the bomb detection and disposal squad revealed it was a hoax threat.

Police personnel were deployed on the premises, and school sessions were allowed to continue.

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