Hyderabad: A man has been arrested for allegedly making a hoax call about a bomb being present on a Chennai-bound flight, the police said.
The incident was reported at Hyderabad airport on Monday. The flight was scheduled to depart from Hyderabad to Chennai when the man made a bomb threat call to airport, officials said.
Following the bomb threat call, airport security started immediately investigating the flight and evacuated the passengers.
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The accused was taken into custody and criminal action will be initiated against him, the police added.
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