IAF Doctor makes hoax bomb call, lands in jail

Bangalore: Dr Akshay, a doctor with the IAF, Bangalore, and a native of Mumbai, had booked a ticket to Mumbai in a Jet Airways flight on Thursday. When he reached Bangalore International Airport (BIA), it was a little too late as all the passengers had already boarded the aircraft. As Akshay desperately wanted to board the flight, he decided to delay the flight by creating panic. He collected the phone number of the head pilot of the flight from BIAL officials by using his IAF trump card.
Then he called the pilot from a coin booth and told him that a bomb had been planted in the aircraft and it was likely to explode at any moment.
The pilot immediately alerted the CISF officers and Airports Authority about the call and the plane was grounded. Passengers were asked to alight from the plane and a bomb disposal and dog squad started searching for the bomb.
In the meantime, the city police traced the call to BIA itself and succeeded in nabbing the accused. The flight finally took-off to Mumbai three hours late. The IAF doctor, who wanted to board the flight, was in the police custody.
26/06/09 ExpressBuzz

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