A chit with the word “bomb” written on it was found under a seat of a Jet Airways S2 4738 aircraft carrying 125 passengers and six crew members from Mumbai to Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
A chit with the word “bomb” written on it was found under a seat of a Jet Airways S2 4738 aircraft carrying 125 passengers and six crew members from Mumbai to Ahmedabad on Wednesday. As a result of this, passengers who were to board the aircraft in Ahmedabad to fly to Mumbai were delayed by two hours. The occupant of the seat has been detained for questioning.
The police and bomb disposal squad took action immediately, and the aircraft was taken to the isolation bay as soon as it landed in Ahmedabad on Wednesday morning where it was thoroughly checked.
According to the police, one of the cleaning staffers, while preparing the flight for its next trip to Mumbai, found a chit with “bomb” scribbled on it under a seat, after which authorities were informed.
“When the cleaning staff were making the flight ready for the next trip, one of them found a chit beneath a passenger seat,” said assistant commissioner of police, G division, J.N. Parmar, who along with other policemen, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and dog squad rushed to the spot.
“As passengers had alighted, it was difficult for us to trace as to who left it. Hence, we have detained the passenger under whose seat the chit was found for questioning,” he said.
“The bomb squad as well as the dog squad inspected the entire aircraft. Nothing suspicious was found,” the officer added.
“We have zeroed in on one passenger and started his questioning,” DCP, Zone 4, S.K. Gadhvi said. The flight had to carry 125 passengers and six crew members from Ahmedabad to Mumbai for the next trip, which was delayed by two hours after the bomb scare here.
Earlier, a Jet Airways spokesperson said the search yielded nothing and the aircraft had been cleared for further journey. “A Jet Airways flight had received a security alert. The aircraft was thoroughly inspected by security agencies and the flight with 125 guests and six crew onboard has now been cleared for its onward operations,” the airline’s spokesperson said.
