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IndiGo KuwaitHyderabad Flight Diverted to Mumbai After Bomb Email, Declared Hoax

Investigators are tracing anonymous threat emails during a broader surge in hoax alerts to Indian aviation.

Overview

  • IndiGo flight 6E1234 from Kuwait to Hyderabad diverted to Mumbai early December 2 after Hyderabad airport received a bomb warning by email.
  • The Airbus A321 landed safely in Mumbai around 7:45 am, passengers were deplaned, and CISF, Mumbai Police and BDDS teams conducted full checks.
  • No explosives were found and the alert was declared a hoax after the aircraft was inspected and cleared for operations.
  • RGIA police registered a case following two anonymous mail2tor emails received at 5:12 am and 7:04 am, citing BNS sections 351(4), 353(2) and IT Act section 66(D).
  • IndiGo said it followed protocol and arranged onward travel, with passengers reaching Hyderabad in the afternoon after security clearance.