Intelligence Bureau Officer Arrested After Hoax Bomb Alert Forces Emergency Landing

Animesh Mandal, an IB officer, remains in custody after reporting a bomb threat on a flight, raising questions about the handling of the case by authorities.

• Animesh Mandal, a Deputy Superintendent in the Intelligence Bureau, reported a bomb threat on a Nagpur-Kolkata IndiGo flight on November 14, leading to an emergency landing in Raipur.
• Authorities found no explosives on board, and Mandal was arrested under laws related to aviation security and criminal intimidation.
• Mandal claims he acted in good faith after receiving information about a potential bomb and presented his IB credentials, which were reportedly ignored by Raipur Police.
• The legal process is stalled due to the lack of a special court in Chhattisgarh required for cases under the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Civil Aviation Security Act, 1982.
• The incident has drawn scrutiny over procedural lapses, with Mandal’s lawyer alleging delays and questioning the police's decision to arrest despite verifying his intelligence credentials.

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