SpiceJet: Delhi Police Receives Call Regarding Bomb-scare In Delhi-Pune Flight; Passengers Are Safe

According to police, all the passengers and crew members ✃are safe adding that the aircraft is being checked. Thꦿe officer said efforts are also on trace the caller and ascertain if it was a hoax call.

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Updated on: 13 January 2023 1:53 am

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A call was received regarding the presence of a bomb in a Delhi-Pu𒁏ne SpiceJet plane before its take off here on Thursday, police sa🐼id.

All the ♕passengers and crew members are safe, they said, adding that the aircraft is being checked.

Sources said the estimated departure time of the plane -- SG 8938 -- was 5:35 pm. The passengers were at the boardingꦕ gate and not inside the aircraft when the call was rec🔯eived, they added.

| Bomb call on Delhi-Pune Spicejet flight at IGI Airport | Del♐hi Police say, "So far nothing suspicious has been fᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚound but security drill will be followed as per SOP."
— ANI (@ANI)

"Officials of the CISF and the Delhi Police are on alert. We were informed by authorities regarding a call they received where the caller said there was a bomb in the Pune-bound SpiceJet plane. The plane is being checked but nothing suspiciou🌸s has so far been found. However, we are following the security drill in accordance with our standard operating procedure," a senior police officer said.

The offic🍒er said efforts are also on trace the caller and ascertain if it was🌃 a hoax call.

(With PTI Inputs)