Traffic cop gets threat call for 19 Mumbai airport staff

MUMBAI: Flyers and those who visited Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Tuesday were frisked thoroughly while entering and leaving the premises, and a bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs were pressed into action after a call was made warning of a threat to the lives of 19 airport officials.

The call was received at around 9am by city police traffic control room, which claimed the lives of 19 officials was in danger, Sahar police said.

The call was received by traffic police constable Ratnesh Palande (32) while he was on duty in the control room. Palande relayed the message immediately to Sahar police. “After scanning and searching the airport premises, it was learnt that the call was a hoax.