# Mumbai man held for bomb joke, freed after flight delay 2026-08-14T00:45:59+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A 55-year-old passenger, Anuj Jayram Suvarna, was arrested at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on August 9 after telling an airline security official there was a "bomb" in his bag during a routine hand-luggage check. The remark delayed IndiGo flight 6E333 to Delhi by one hour, forced the deplaning of over 100 passengers, and triggered a full search by the CISF and bomb disposal squad. Nothing suspicious was found. Suvarna, a Versova resident travelling for work, said he spoke in jest. Police registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for acts endangering safety and criminal intimidation. He was released on bail after a warning. The Times of India reports the airline declared him an unruly passenger and will blacklist him from future flights. The incident occurred amid heightened security at major airports ahead of Independence Day on August 15. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: bomb joke, CISF, detained, IndiGo, Mumbai airport, security scare Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-airport-man-detained-for-bomb-joke-let-off-with-warning/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-airport-man-detained-for-bomb-joke-let-off-with-warning/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.