A bomb threat was received via a phone call to the Sahar Airport hotline in Mumbai, warning of an explosive on board an IndiGo flight, sources said. Notably, this comes after India initiated strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Authorities have launched an emergency response, with security agencies conducting checks.
Codenamed Operation Sindoor, the Indian strikes targeted nine facilities linked toJaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, in retaliation for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 civilians dead.
Shortly after Operation Sindoor, government sources said that Indian airspace was being closely monitored and termed the situation a national emergency.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is actively overseeing developments, stressing that passenger safety remains the top priority, as per government sources.
Source: India Today