A threat email claiming a “human bomb” on an IndiGo flight from Jeddah to Hyderabad prompted authorities to divert the aircraft to Mumbai. The plane landed safely, and thorough security checks revealed no threat. Police have launched an investigation

Hyderabad: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here received a threat email on Saturday claiming that there was a “human bomb” onboard an IndiGo flight from Jeddah to Hyderabad, following which the aircraft was diverted to Mumbai where it landed safely, police said.

The airport authorities lodged a complaint with police, saying they received the threat email at around 5.30 am which warned them to “prevent landing of IndiGo (flight) in Hyderabad”.

The email further stated “…onboard LTTE-ISI operatives have planned a major 1984 M

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