How well are we equiped to tackle hijack?
Two persons, including a woman, who were detained in
connection with the "hijack" scare onboard an Indigo aircraft here,
were today released by police after questioning.
"Another person is still in custody," they said, adding the three of
the detained were questioned over night about the entire incident.
Three passengers - Jitendra Kumar, Samir Uppal and Harpreet -- were taken into
custody for questioning after their behaviour aroused suspicions inside a
Indigo aircraft yesterday, police sources said.
Police are awaiting medical reports to establish whether the three passengers
were in an inebriated condition.
An Airbus A320 aircraft (Flight 6E 334) of low-cost air carrier Indigo with
around 163 passengers on board a flight from Goa to Delhi made an emergency
landing at the IGI airport here yesterday after the airplane pilot reported to
the Air Traffic Control that a "couple" of passengers were behaving
aggressively and made a hijack threat.
Emergency drill was in place immediately and the aircraft was taken to the
isolation bay at the airport. The threat was made about 15 minutes before the
aircraft was due to land.
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