Intelligence Bureau Officer Arrested For Sharing Hoax Bomb Alert On Kolkata-Bound Flight

Animesh Mandal (44) is a deputy superintendent-rank IB official posted in Nagpur, a news agency PTI report said, citing the police.

The police claim that he provided false information that forced the flight with 187 passengers onboard to make an emergency landing on November 14.

Mandal allegedly told the crew of the IndiGo flight after it took off that there was a bomb on the plane, following which the flight was diverted to Raipur. After a thorough search, the information was found to be baseless.