New Delhi Nov 7 (IANS) The NIA on Tuesday said it had taken over the case wherein Jet Airways Mumbai-Delhi flight was diverted to Ahmedabad on October 30 following a security threat.
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) official said the case was taken over by the agency as Gujarat Police registered the case under the anti-hijacking law and arrested Birju Kishore Salla a Mumbai-based diamond businessman.
The flight 9W-339 with 122 passengers including seven crew made an emergency landing at the Ahmedabad airport after a letter warning about a hijack and bomb threat was discovered in the plane s toilet.
The pilot had alerted the Ahmedabad airport authorities about the threat letter reported to be in Urdu and English.
The plane was taken to a remote bay at Ahmedabad airport and all passengers disembarked and screened. It was later cleared for take-off.
--IANS
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