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SpiceJet: Delhi Police Receives Call Regarding Bomb-scare In Delhi-Pune Flight; Passengers Are Safe

According to police, all the passengers and crew members are safe adding that the a🥃ircraft is being checked.  The officer said efforts are also on trace the caller and ascertain if it was a hoax call.

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 A call was received regarding the presence oꦰf a bomb in a Delhi-Pune SpiceJet plane 🐽before its take off here on Thursday, police said.

๊All the passengers and crew members are safe, they said, adding that the a♉ircraft is being checked.

Sources said the🎃 estimated departure time of the plane -- SG 8938 -- was 5:35 pm. The passengers were at the boarding gate and not inside the aircraft when the call 💜was received, they added.

"Officials of the CISF and the Delhi Police are on alert. We were informed by authorities regarding a call they received where the caller said there was a bomb in the Pune-bound SpiceJet plane. The plane is being checked but nothing suspicious has so far been found. However, we are following the security drill in accordance with our standard operating procedure," a🦩 senior police officer said.

 The officer said efforts are also on tr💧ace the caller and ascertain if it was a hoa🥀x call.

(With PTI Inputs)

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