Updated On: 02 June, 2024 08:42 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
According a Delhi Police officer, at about 5.38 pm, a female caller telephonically informed the security staff of Delhi airport operator DIAL that her husband who is travelling from Varanasi to Delhi in an IndiGo flight is carrying a bomb in his handbag

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An IndiGo flight from Varanasi to the national capital received a bomb threat on Saturday and all passengers safely disembarked from the aircraft after landing at the Delhi airport. After a thorough checking, the police said it was a hoax call, officials said.
According a Delhi Police officer, at about 5.38 pm, a female caller telephonically informed the security staff of Delhi airport operator DIAL that her husband who is travelling from Varanasi to Delhi in an IndiGo flight is carrying a bomb in his handbag. "Accordingly, following standard security protocol, a thorough inspection was conducted and nothing suspicious was found," the officer said.