A bomb threat aimed at Air India’s Delhi-Indore-Mumbai flight, ultimately proved to be a hoax, according to police in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The message, suggesting that a bomb was placed onboard Air India flight AI 636, was posted on a social media platform, prompting immediate investigation. Officials later confirmed the threat to be false, though authorities have registered a case and continue to investigate the source of the alarming message.

According to the Aerodrome police, the message was posted on X (formerly Twitter) at 5:08 pm on Tuesday. The threatening post claimed a pipe bomb was placed on the flight, quoting a complaint filed by an Air India official. By that time, however, the flight had already departed from Indore at 4:38 pm and was en route to Mumbai. Police and airline authorities responded promptly to ensure that passengers and operations were safeguarded.