NEW DELHI, Nov 2: Amidst the hoax bomb threats to the flights operated by the Indian carriers, an empty ammunition cartridge was found inside the pocket of a seat on an Air India flight from Dubai to Delhi recently.
A complaint was later registered in connection with the case with the airport police.
Confirming the incident, a spokesperson for the airline said, “One ammunition cartridge was found in the pocket of a seat of our flight AI916 after it had landed from Dubai at Delhi on 27 October 2024 and all passengers had safely disembarked.”
“A complaint was immediately lodged with the Airport Police by Air India strictly adhering to the laid down security protocols,” the spokesperson added.
Police said they were investigating the security breach and added that an FIR was filed under the Arms Act. This comes amid a spate of hoax bomb threats to several flights, airports and other establishments across the country over the past few days.
In the last two weeks, more than 510 domestic and international flights received bomb threats that later turned out to be hoaxes, causing major operational and financial distress for the airlines. Most of the threats were issued through social media.
(Manas Dasgupta)
