Panic ensued on an Air Canada Delhi-Toronto flight after the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport received an email claiming a bomb had been planted on the airplane, officials informed on Wednesday (June 5).
However the threat turned out to be a hoax.
The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) office received an email on Tuesday (June 4) at 10.50 pm stating that a bomb had been planted in the Delhi-Toronto Air Canada flight, according to the officials.
"Following usual security protocols, a thorough inspection was conducted and nothing suspicious was found," a senior police officer said.
Legal action in the matter is being taken, the officer further said.
(More details awaited)