Bihar: ‘Drunk’ man held for threat calls at Patna, Darbhanga airports

Bihar Police detained one person on Wednesday in connection with threat calls received at the Patna and Darbhanga airports earlier today. In response to the call, a bomb disposal unit searched the airport grounds at Patna’s Jayprakash Narayan Airport, according to police.

“Prima facie it appears to be a hoax call,” Rajeev Mishra, Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna said.

According to police, the caller was under the influence of alcohol when he made the call. According to Vinay Tiwari, Superintendent of Police in Samastipur, a suspect named Sudhanshu Shekhar alias Mukund was arrested today from Punjabi Colony in the Nagar Police Station area for allegedly threatening to blow up the airports in Darbhanga and Patna. Police also seized the accused’s mobile.

“As per preliminary investigations, the accused is a mental patient and an alcoholic. The phone used for making the hoax call has been seized. He was in an inebriated condition even when he was arrested,” the Samastipur SP said.

“Samastipur police have taken the caller into custody. Initial inquiry revealed that the person had made the call under the influence of alcohol. Detailed inquiry is being done. The phone from which the call was made has been recovered. Prima facie it appears to be a hoax call,” said Rajeev Mishra, SSP, Patna.

Further details awaited.