Air India Delhi-Jodhpur flight hijack hoax; 4 Passengers arrested at Jodhpur Airport

Mangalore Today News Network

Rajasthan, Oct  01, 2018 : Four passengers onboard a Jodhpur-Delhi Air India flight have been detained at Jodhpur airport for allegedly making a hijack threat. The reports said that the accused men even tried to approach the cockpit of the plane shouting “hijack plane”.

A major tragedy was averted as the onboard security personnel overpowered him and kept him under watch till the aircraft landed at Patna airport. The passenger, identified as a resident of Rajasthan’s Ajmer in his mid-20s, was handed over to the CISF. In the interrogation, he revealed that he was a first-time flyer. The police verified the passenger’s claim and found that he had boarded a plane for the first time in his life.

As sson as the  landed, the Rajasthan police and CISF have taken custody of four passengers at Jodhpur airport. The probe is underway.
 
All the flights at the airport have been suspended and search operations has been launched. Further investigation is underway.