Bomb hoax forces cancelation of Hyderabad-Dubai flight; 3 persons handed over to police
The incident happened on October 8 at around 7 a.m. when B.S.N.Reddy, Chief security officer at Shamshabad received a mail from RGIA AOCC
By Newsmeter Network Published on 9 Oct 2023 4:28 AM GMT
Hyderabad: Authorities have canceled an Air India flight from Hyderabad to Dubai after Rajiv Gandhi International Airport received a bomb threat mail.
Another flight was arranged which flew the passengers to Dubai.
Later the mail was found to be a hoax message.
The incident happened on October 8 at around 7 a.m. when B.S.N.Reddy, Chief security officer at Shamshabad received a mail from RGIA AOCC.
“Please be careful with Thirupathi Baadineni -Passport number R8124604. He is an ISI informer. He will board the Hyd- DXB AI951 flight and hijack it. Many people at the airport are also involved. If possible catch them. Today is a big day for India,” read the mail.
B Suman, Sub-Inspector of RGI Airport police, said as per BCAS norms, BTAC (Bomb Threat Assessment Committee), he was convened to assess the threat message and after due consideration of all aspects of the call, it was assessed as Specific.
Later Thirupathi Baadineni, L Vinod Kumar, and P Rakesh Kumar were handed over to the police. Further, the lady who had come to see off Thirupathi Baadineni will be interrogated.
The officials are investigating the case.
