New Delhi:
A Hyderabad-bound Indigo flight received a bomb threat from an anonymous caller on Sunday night, forcing authorities to take up emergency measures and evacuate the passengers at the airport in New Delhi.
The 164 people on board the plane, including five crew members, were safely evacuated and the aircraft was moved to the isolation bay, officials said.
The plane, which was scheduled for departure at 8.55 pm, is now surrounded by CISF personnel and bomb squads to scan for any explosives.
The unidentified caller made the threat call at the flight's call centre office at 8.30 pm, claiming explosives are on the plane, a senior CISF official said.
Airport security officials said the number has been traced to a PCO in Yamuna Vihar. They have already informed Delhi police regarding the call.