Kolkata Bomb Hoax

A passing remark by a passenger led to a bomb scare at the Kolkata airport on Friday, delaying a flight to Pune by a few hours, an official said.

Security agencies at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport conducted a thorough search operation after receiving the email.

The Kolkata Police on Tuesday said the bomb threats received by several schools in Kolkata were hoax and a case has been lodged against the sender.

The Indian Museum in Kolkata received an email saying a bomb has been planted inside the facility, the police said.

A suspicious object, mistaken for bomb, was detected near the railway track between Sealdah and Park Circus stations today morning that led to disruption of train services for nearly an hour, an Eastern Railway spokesman said. After examination, it was found to be a hoax, the official added. The suspicious material was removed by RPF and GRP person...

An abandoned can lying near an escalator at Rabindra Sadan station on Saturday triggered a scare as commuters suspected it to be a bomb which turned out to be a hoax, Metro Railway officials said.

A Kolkata-bound GoAir flight made an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport this evening after a bomb threat letter was received, news agency ANI has reported, quoting an airline official.

Two days after hoax calls were made about bomb threat at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, another call was made to the West Bengal secretariat 'Nabanna' today, claiming that a bomb had been planted there.

The Thai consulate in Kolkata received a hoax e-mail and a telephone call today about presence of a bomb on its premises, triggering panic among the staff.

Kolkata Police today arrested a 35-year-old man for making the hoax call claiming that a bomb had been planted inside the West Bengal secretariat 'Nabanna'.

An empty box lying outside the domestic terminal of the NSCB International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday triggered a bomb scare, airport sources said.CISF personnel rushed to the spot after sighting the thermocol box in front of the terminal at 9 am.Personnel of the bomb squad opened the box and found it to be empty, the sources said. 

A passing remark by a passenger led to a bomb scare at the Kolkata airport on Friday, delaying a flight to Pune by a few hours, an official said.

Security agencies at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport conducted a thorough search operation after receiving the email.

The Kolkata Police on Tuesday said the bomb threats received by several schools in Kolkata were hoax and a case has been lodged against the sender.

The Indian Museum in Kolkata received an email saying a bomb has been planted inside the facility, the police said.

A suspicious object, mistaken for bomb, was detected near the railway track between Sealdah and Park Circus stations today morning that led to disruption of train services for nearly an hour, an Eastern Railway spokesman said. After examination, it was found to be a hoax, the official added. The suspicious material was removed by RPF and GRP person...

An abandoned can lying near an escalator at Rabindra Sadan station on Saturday triggered a scare as commuters suspected it to be a bomb which turned out to be a hoax, Metro Railway officials said.

A Kolkata-bound GoAir flight made an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport this evening after a bomb threat letter was received, news agency ANI has reported, quoting an airline official.

Two days after hoax calls were made about bomb threat at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, another call was made to the West Bengal secretariat 'Nabanna' today, claiming that a bomb had been planted there.

The Thai consulate in Kolkata received a hoax e-mail and a telephone call today about presence of a bomb on its premises, triggering panic among the staff.

Kolkata Police today arrested a 35-year-old man for making the hoax call claiming that a bomb had been planted inside the West Bengal secretariat 'Nabanna'.

An empty box lying outside the domestic terminal of the NSCB International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday triggered a bomb scare, airport sources said.CISF personnel rushed to the spot after sighting the thermocol box in front of the terminal at 9 am.Personnel of the bomb squad opened the box and found it to be empty, the sources said.