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IndiGo Flight From Delhi to Bagdogra Diverted to Lucknow After Bomb Note Found

Security teams reported no suspicious material during checks, with police investigating the handwritten note.

Overview

  • Air Traffic Control received the alert around 8:46 am, and flight 6E-6650 landed safely in Lucknow at approximately 9:17 am.
  • Roughly 238 people were on board, including 222 adult passengers and eight infants, and all were evacuated and screened.
  • The aircraft was moved to an isolation bay as CISF and bomb-disposal squads conducted thorough searches in line with protocol.
  • Lucknow police said nothing suspicious was found during the sweep, and the aircraft later departed for Bagdogra at about 4:40 pm.
  • Investigators are working to identify who wrote the tissue note, and one report says sealed cancer-related radioactive medicine in the cargo had required clearance, a detail still being examined.