Tag: Indira Gandhi International Airport

  • NIA nabs 2 wanted associates of Canasa-based listed terrorist

    By IANS

    NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two wanted close associates of Canada-based listed terrorist Arsh Dhalla when they arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) from Manila, Philippines, where they had been hiding, an official said on Friday.

    A senior NIA official said that the accused were identified as Amritpal Singh Hayer alias Ammy and Amritk Singh. Both hail from Punjab.

    Recently, non-bailable warrants were issued against them by Delhi’s NIA court in connection with a case related to the unlawful and violent activities of banned organisations in India.

    “They are also wanted in several criminal cases that took place in Punjab. The NIA had registered a suo motu case on August 20 last year under various sections of the IPC and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, against them,” the official said.

    The NIA said that their investigations have revealed that the accused had entered into a criminal conspiracy to raise funds for the banned terrorist organisation Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), and also smuggle arms, ammunition and explosives for it from across the border.

    “The accused had been working for individual designated terrorist Arshdeep Singh Dhalla to promote violent criminal activities of the KTF in India. In association with another notorious wanted accused Manpreet Singh alias Peeta, they had been involved in smuggling weapons from Pakistan and recruitment of youth to carry out acts of violence and terror in the country at the behest of the KTF. They were also part of an extortion racket for raising funds for the banned outfit. The accused used to identify extortion targets, including businessmen, and then threaten them into parting with huge amounts. In case the identified targets refused, their homes and other premises would be fired at by the accused’s India-based associates,” the official said.

    Further investigations in the case are on.

    NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two wanted close associates of Canada-based listed terrorist Arsh Dhalla when they arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) from Manila, Philippines, where they had been hiding, an official said on Friday.

    A senior NIA official said that the accused were identified as Amritpal Singh Hayer alias Ammy and Amritk Singh. Both hail from Punjab.

    Recently, non-bailable warrants were issued against them by Delhi’s NIA court in connection with a case related to the unlawful and violent activities of banned organisations in India.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “They are also wanted in several criminal cases that took place in Punjab. The NIA had registered a suo motu case on August 20 last year under various sections of the IPC and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, against them,” the official said.

    The NIA said that their investigations have revealed that the accused had entered into a criminal conspiracy to raise funds for the banned terrorist organisation Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), and also smuggle arms, ammunition and explosives for it from across the border.

    “The accused had been working for individual designated terrorist Arshdeep Singh Dhalla to promote violent criminal activities of the KTF in India. In association with another notorious wanted accused Manpreet Singh alias Peeta, they had been involved in smuggling weapons from Pakistan and recruitment of youth to carry out acts of violence and terror in the country at the behest of the KTF. They were also part of an extortion racket for raising funds for the banned outfit. The accused used to identify extortion targets, including businessmen, and then threaten them into parting with huge amounts. In case the identified targets refused, their homes and other premises would be fired at by the accused’s India-based associates,” the official said.

    Further investigations in the case are on.

  • Hoax call triggers bomb scare in Pune-bound SpiceJet plane at Delhi Airport

    By Express News Service

    New Delhi: A call regarding a bomb in a Delhi-Pune SpiceJet flight triggered panic at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital on Thursday evening.

    According to the officials, it was a ‘hoax call’.

    “A call was received from the Delhi Police regarding a bomb threat in a plane  — SG 8938 — after which two fire engines were immediately rushed to the Delhi Airport,” a Fire Department official told the New Indian Express.

    The official informed that even before the fire tenders could reach the spot, midway, information was received that the bomb call was a hoax. The passengers were at the boarding gate and not inside the aircraft when the call was received, they added.

    However, the Delhi Police sounded an alert and the flight was thoroughly checked by the security personnel but nothing suspicious was found. 

    A senior police officer said that efforts are on to trace the caller. 

    Notably, it is the third time in the past 30 days that a ‘hoax call’ triggered a bomb scare at the Delhi Airport.

    Earlier, on the last day of the year 2022, Delhi Airport received a series of messages on its official Twitter account pertaining to a bomb threat, however, later it turned out to be a hoax message.

    On December 21, a precautionary security drill was carried out at the Airport after agencies were informed of a post on a social media website, which said that the writer planned to “bomb and eliminate” the airport.

    (With inputs from PTI)

    New Delhi: A call regarding a bomb in a Delhi-Pune SpiceJet flight triggered panic at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital on Thursday evening.

    According to the officials, it was a ‘hoax call’.

    “A call was received from the Delhi Police regarding a bomb threat in a plane  — SG 8938 — after which two fire engines were immediately rushed to the Delhi Airport,” a Fire Department official told the New Indian Express.

    The official informed that even before the fire tenders could reach the spot, midway, information was received that the bomb call was a hoax. The passengers were at the boarding gate and not inside the aircraft when the call was received, they added.

    However, the Delhi Police sounded an alert and the flight was thoroughly checked by the security personnel but nothing suspicious was found. 

    A senior police officer said that efforts are on to trace the caller. 

    Notably, it is the third time in the past 30 days that a ‘hoax call’ triggered a bomb scare at the Delhi Airport.

    Earlier, on the last day of the year 2022, Delhi Airport received a series of messages on its official Twitter account pertaining to a bomb threat, however, later it turned out to be a hoax message.

    On December 21, a precautionary security drill was carried out at the Airport after agencies were informed of a post on a social media website, which said that the writer planned to “bomb and eliminate” the airport.

    (With inputs from PTI)