Late for flight, techie makes hoax bomb call to airline

New Delhi A passenger, who was getting late for his flight to Bangalore decided to delay the plane by making a hoax call about a bomb threat. The 25-year-old employee of Infosys has been arrested.
The GoAir flight G8201 to Bangalore, scheduled to depart from Delhi at 8:45 am, was delayed by over four hours by software professional Abhishek Gupta, a resident of Lucknow. Senior airport officials said Gupta was coming to Delhi from Lucknow by the Gorakh Dham Express. The train was scheduled to reach New Delhi Railway Station at 5.55 am.
“But it was running late, and Gupta could reach the railway station only at 8:30 am,” said Joint Commissioner of Police (Operations) Satyendra Garg. With 15 minutes in hand before the flight took off, Gupta made a bomb hoax call at the airline’s headquarter to delay the flight.
“All passengers were made to disembark the plane, and the registered baggage de-boarded,” said a senior CISF official.
At 9.20 am, Gupta reached the airport. “As he reached the entry gate of Terminal 1A, he was apprehended and interrogated by the CISF team,” said CISF spokesperson Rohit Katiyar.
According to the officials, he admitted to making the call from his mobile phone. He however, showed no remorse. “My job is very important. This was the best way to catch the flight,” he reportedly said.
Gupta was later handed over to the Delhi Police. The CISF is believed to have asked the police to take stern action against him as cases of individual passengers creating panic after getting late for flight are on the rise.
26/10/09 ExpressIndia

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