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BOMB SCARE: IndiGo flight diverted
Passengers aboard an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bagdogra faced a mid-air scare on Sunday, after a bomb threat note was discovered in the aircraft lavatory, forcing an urgent emergency landing in Lucknow and triggering significant disruption across one of India’s busiest domestic corridors. The aircraft, identified as flight 6E-6650, was travelling from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) to Bagdogra when the threat came to light. The airline said that the plane was “diverted” to Lucknow after a “security threat” was detected on board. According to officials, Air Traffic Control (ATC) received information at around 8.46 am about a bomb threat on IndiGo flight 6E-6650. Acting on the alert and following prescribed security protocols, the aircraft was diverted and made a safe emergency landing at Lucknow airport at 9.17 am. All passengers, including eight infants, and seven crew members were safely evacuated, officials said, adding bomb disposal squads and security agencies launched a thorough check of the plane. Preliminary investigation revealed a handwritten note on a tissue paper inside the rear lavatory of the aircraft, which read, “Bomb on the plane.”
9 killed, 80 injured in Jharkhand
At least nine people, including five women, were killed and over 80 others injured after a bus carrying wedding guests overturned in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Sunday, police said. The accident occurred at Orsa Bangladara valley under Mahuadanr police station limits. "A bus carrying a marriage party was coming from Balrampur district in Chhattisgarh for a wedding at Mahuadanr in Latehar. The bus overturned, and five people died on the spot. Among them, four were women. The injured were taken to a hospital," Superintendent of Police Kumar Gaurav said. Two persons died during treatment in Latehar hospital, while two in Gumla Sadar hospital, another official said. Gumla civil surgeon Shambhu Nath Choudhary said nine injured were referred to the Sadar hospital here, of which two were brought dead. In a post on X, Chief Minister Hemant Soren asked the Latehar deputy commissioner to provide appropriate medical facilities to the injured. Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Vipin Kumar Dubey said 60 injured were admitted to Mahuadanr community health centre and over 20 at a private hospital. "Thirty-two people, who are serious, are being referred to RIMS Ranchi for better treatment," he said. The deceased were identified as Reshanti Devi (35), Prema Devi (37), Sita Devi (45), Sonamati Devi (55), Sukhna Bhuiyan (40) and Vijay Bhuiyan. Identification of a woman, who died in Latehar hospital, is underway, Dubey said. The bus driver, Vikas Pathak, said around 90 passengers were on the bus. "The brakes of the bus failed. Despite attempts to stop the vehicle using the handbrake and switching off the engine, I could not regain control, and the bus eventually overturned," he told reporters.
