29 November,2015 08:20 AM IST | | A Correspondent
A 20-year-old class XII student from Madhya Pradesh was arrested in connection a threat call made to Air India’s Thane call-centre last week. The accused, who had threatening to hijack an AI flight on Saturday, claimed that he had done it “just out of fun”
A 20-year-old youth from Madhya Pradesh was arrested in connection a threat call made to Air India's Thane call-centre last week. The accused, who had threatening to hijack an AI flight on Saturday, claimed that he had done it "just out of fun".
Also read: Hoax caller poses as IS terrorist; threatens hijacking of Air India flight
Representation pic
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-V, Vilas Chandanshive of Srinagar Police station, the accused was nabbed from Harda district, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday.
Also read: Just kidding, say hoax callers after threatening to blow up AI
He was produced before a local court which remanded him to police custody till December 2. The youth is a Class XII student. When the hoax call was received, the ATS and Intelligence Bureau had also been roped, considering the gravity of the call.