Man arrested for false bomb alert on Nagpur-Kolkata flight turns out to be Intelligence Bureau officer

An Intelligence Bureau officer, Animesh Mandal, was arrested for falsely reporting a bomb on an IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata, forcing an emergency landing in Raipur. Investigations revealed the threat was unfounded. Mandal’s lawyer questioned the delayed disclosure of his client’s IB affiliation, while police emphasized the unnecessary panic and safety risk caused by the false alarm.