Jaipur airport on high alert after hoax bomb threat

However, nothing suspicious was found during the checking, he said.Efforts are being made to identify the sender of the email, Sagar said.

An email claiming that a bomb had been planted at the entrance of the Jaipur airport sent security personnel into a tizzy on Friday.

After a thorough checking, it was found that the threat was a hoax, police said.

DCP Jaipur (East) Kavendra Singh Sagar said the email sent to the Jaipur airport stated that a bomb had been planted at its entrance gate.

The airport authorities immediately informed police. The airport was thoroughly checked by bomb disposal squad, dog squad and anti-sabotage squad. However, nothing suspicious was found during the checking, he said.

Efforts are being made to identify the sender of the email, Sagar said.