According to police reports, a bomb threat letter has been found on an international flight in Ahmedabad. The authorities are currently conducting further search operations. A search operation was carried out in the plane after the letter was found.

Nothing suspicious was found on the Jeddah-Ahmedabad flight that landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

"A flight carrying passengers from Jeddah landed at the Ahmedabad airport in the morning. After all the passengers disembarked, the cleaning staff found a note threatening to blow up the plane. The local police along with security agencies have started an investigation," Sharad Singhal told PTI.

Besides, forensic experts were called in to match the fingerprints and handwriting of the passengers to find out if any of them was behind the act. "We will check the fingerprints and handwriting of each passenger. As of now, nothing suspicious has been found," he said.

The report quoted Crime Branch Joint Commissioner of Police Sharad Singhal as saying that the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), local police and security agencies launched a search operation in the aircraft after a threatening letter was found under the seat.

In 2024, airlines received around 728 fake bomb threats, of which 714 were for domestic airlines, the Civil Aviation Ministry told the Rajya Sabha. IndiGo received the highest number of 216 bomb threats, followed by Air India (179), Vistara (153), Akasa Air (72), SpiceJet (35), Alliance Air (26), Air India Express (19) and Star Air (14).

"A total of 13 people have been arrested in connection with fake bomb threats in 2024," minister Mohol said in a written reply.

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