Man cracks ‘bomb in bag’ joke at Indore airport, quizzed, searched

Cracking a joke about a “bomb in the bag” at the Devi Ahilyabai International Airport in Indore proved costly for a family of three as they not only had to undergo intense questioning and search, but were let-off only after they submitted a written apology.

They also missed their flight.

A man on Monday night reached the airport and while undergoing security check jokingly said there was a “bomb” in his luggage which alerted authorities at the aerodrome, airport director CV Ravindran said on Wednesday.

Security personnel thoroughly checked them and their luggage and also questioned them, he said.