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Man held for making hoax call at IGI Airport
A man was arrested for allegedly making a hoax call on August 8 saying his wife was planning to trigger a bomb at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, police said on Saturday.
New Delhi : A man was arrested for allegedly making a hoax call on August 8 saying his wife was planning to trigger a bomb at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, police said on Saturday.
The police said that the man, Nasiruddin (29), made the hoax call stating that his wife was a "fidayeen" member and was on her way to set off the bomb at the airport. "Nasiruddin was arrested from Delhi's Bawana area. He made the call in order to prevent his wife from leaving the country," said a senior police officer.
On August 8, the authorities at the airport had to temporarily suspended operations of international flights. "The accused revealed that he married Rafiya, his employee, who was planning to leave India to work in the Gulf. When his attempts to stop her from leaving the country failed, he decided to make the call," the officer added.
