BHUBANESWAR: A threat call to the
Biju Patnaik International Airport on Thursday, two days before the arrival of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, sent police and
Special Operation Group (SPG) personnel into a tizzy.
Airport director
Suresh Chandra Hota said, "A person, who identified himself as Parida of Khandagiri area in Bhubaneswar, repeatedly called up his office's landline number and hurled abuses at the airport officials. We received the call from 7873605933. He directed us to book a flight ticket over the phone. He even inquired whether he could smuggle drugs and ganja into the plane. We suspect that the caller was drunk."
However, the call turned out to be a hoax later. Police ruled out any danger, either to the airport or the PM, after a thorough investigation. An airport official said the caller threatened to blow up the airport if his ticket was not booked immediately.
Police identified the caller and said he was earlier arrested on charges of making hoax calls to police control room in Bhubaneswar. However, he is on the run.
