Man held at Delhi airport for talking about ’bomb’ over call on Vistara flight

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, June 09, 2023: A man was arrested at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after his co-passenger overheard him talking about a ’bomb’ during a telephonic conversation on a Vistara flight.

The incident occurred on June 7 (Wednesday).

 

The accused, Azeem Khan, a resident of Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, was travelling to Dubai on a connecting flight from Delhi to Mumbai on Vistara flight number UK-941.

The woman heard the accused talking about a ’bomb’ over the phone and she immediately informed the flight crew onboard.

Based on the woman’s complaint, the crew members handed over the accused to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), after which the Delhi Police arrested him.

The man was being questioned by the police.

Courtesy: India Today