According to sources at the airport, the passenger told CISF and IndiGo staff that he suspected that a bomb might be planted on Kolkata-Chennai IndiGo flight 6E 892.
Security personnel at Kolkata airport were placed on high alert on Sunday after they received information from a passenger who suspected that a bomb could be planted on a private airline plane.
According to sources at the airport, the passenger told CISF and IndiGo staff that he suspected that a bomb might be planted on Kolkata-Chennai IndiGo flight 6E 892.
“The security personnel acted as per protocol, and the passenger’s claim was found to be a hoax,” the spokesperson confirmed.
“There was no bomb in the woman’s bag,” the spokesperson said and added, “The passenger, who was supposed to take the same airline’s flight 6E-6173 to Agartala, was detained by the CISF for giving false information.” The CISF will conduct a medical examination of the passenger before handing him over to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose airport police station, the AAI spokesperson said.https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/bomb-hoax-at-kolkata-airport-after-passenger-suspects-explosives-in-womans-bag-12862384.html