A bomb threat was received for an Indian Airlines flight from Kathmandu to New Delhi
Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport received a bomb hoax call on Monday, which led to the activation of emergency protocols and a thorough search of Air India flight AI 216, bound for New Delhi. No suspicious objects or explosives were found on board. This is the second hoax call received by the airport within a week. The incident is part of a spate of hoax bomb threats to Indian flights, with over 400 flights receiving threats, including those from Air India, Vistara, and Air Akasa. In a related development, a 35-year-old man was arrested in Nagpur for allegedly making series of hoax bomb threats to airports and railway stations across the country. The IT Ministry has asked social media platforms to remove misinformation and the civil aviation ministry is considering legislative actions to tackle the issue.
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