Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 10 (HBTV): Raipur police have arrested an Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer in connection with a bomb threat incident on a Kolkata-bound flight from Nagpur on November 14, officials said on Tuesday.

According to police, the flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Raipur airport after a passenger, identified as Animesh Mandal, raised a bomb alert during the flight.

Police received information about the bomb threat from Air Traffic Control (ATC) and launched an investigation. During interrogation, it was found that the bomb threat was a hoax.

"Since the person who provided the information claimed to be an IB officer, personnel from the IB were also informed. It was confirmed that the passenger was an IB officer," said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Santosh Singh.

Police have registered a case against him under relevant sections of the Civil Aviation Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act, 2023.

"The accused has been arrested and sent to judicial custody," added the SSP.

(ANI)