Samastipur: Bihar police on Wednesday arrested a person for allegedly making threat calls claiming to blow up the Patna and Darbhanga airports. Following the receipt of threat calls, a bomb disposal and detection unit conducted a search operation at Patna's Jaya Prakash Narayan International Airport grounds, police said.
The accused was arrested by the Samastipur police for further questioning. Initial inquiry revealed that the person had made the threat calls under the influence of alcohol. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Rajeev Mishra, said, "Officials received threat calls claiming to blow up Patna airport. Anti-saboteurs team and a special team were pressed into service to conduct a thorough search of the airport. But it appears to be a hoax call. The accused was stated to be drunk and he made threatening calls under the influence of alcohol. The person belongs to Samastipur and he has been detained by Samastipur police for further interrogation."
