Palakkad man arrested for hoax bomb threat to Air Arabia flight bound for Abu Dhabi

Malappuram: A man has been arrested for allegedly making a false bomb threat against an Air Arabia flight from Karipur International Airport, police reported on Wednesday. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Mohammed Ijas from nearby Palakkad district, sent an email claiming that a bomb was planted on the flight heading to Abu Dhabi from Kozhikode.

On Tuesday evening, the airport director received the email, leading to immediate action from the police. With help from cyber police, they quickly identified Ijas as the source of the threat.

"We immediately took him into custody from the airport. Actually, he was about to fly in the same flight to Dubai. He confessed to the crime and said his only intention was to cancel the flight," a police officer said.

Ijas reportedly had financial problems and did not want to travel to Dubai. "He had to book the flight tickets under the pressure of his friends. He wanted to cancel the journey and that's why he sent a fake bomb threat.. that's what the accused claimed," the officer added.

Authorities have charged him under relevant sections of the Civil Aviation Act, as well as the BNS and Kerala Police Act. A local court remanded him on Wednesday, according to police.

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