Archive · 18 Jul 2026
FIR filed over hoax bomb threat on IndiGo flight
A handwritten note saying 'Don’t go.
Bomb Hai!
Please' was found on an IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad.
The note was discovered in the bathroom of the plane just before it was supposed to take off.
The flight crew and police checked the plane very carefully but didn't find any real bomb.
The airline reported the incident to the police, and now they are trying to find out who wrote the note and why.
The note caused a lot of worry and delayed the flight, but everyone was safe in the end.
A handwritten bomb threat note was found on IndiGo flight 6E-6423 before departure.
The note was discovered in the forward lavatory at 7.35 pm on July 16.
Standard security procedures were initiated, but no suspicious object was found.
The airline filed a complaint, leading to the registration of an FIR.
Police are investigating to identify the person responsible and the motive behind the hoax.
- Who
- IndiGo flight crew and passengers, Bengaluru police
- What
- Hoax bomb threat on IndiGo flight 6E-6423
- When
- July 16, 2024, around 7.35 pm
- Where
- Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
- Why
- Unknown motive behind the hoax threat
- Flight Number
- 6E-6423
- Departure Time
- 8 pm on July 16
- Route
- Bengaluru to Ahmedabad
- Note Content
- Don’t go. Bomb Hai! Please
- Discovery Time
- 7.35 pm
- Location of Note
- Forward lavatory
- Airport
- Kempegowda International Airport
- Action Taken
- Security check, FIR registered