<p>Abhishek Gupta (25), a software professional with Infosys, was arrested for allegedly making the call claiming that a bomb has been planted in the flight and there was suspicious activity around the aircraft, sources said.<br /><br />"He was coming from Lucknow in a train and it got delayed. He called the Go Air's Commercial Manager in Mumbai prior to the departure of the flight. Upon his arrival at the airport, he was arrested," a senior police official said.<br /><br />Soon after the airline got the call, Go Air spokesperson said, they informed Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and passengers and luggage were immediately offloaded.<br />"The aircraft was thoroughly checked and no suspicious articles were found," the police official said.<br /><br />The arrest came following the airline providing the voice sample of the caller.<br />"It was confirmed that the call was made by a passenger who was late for his flight," the official said.<br /><br />The flight with 158 passengers and six crew members on board was scheduled to take-of from Delhi airport at 8:45 am when the call was received. The flight took off for Bangalore after a delay of over two hours.<br /><br />A case has been registered against Gupta under sections 182 (giving false information to a public servant), 505 (circulation of false statement or rumour) and 342 (wrongfully confining any person).</p>
<p>Abhishek Gupta (25), a software professional with Infosys, was arrested for allegedly making the call claiming that a bomb has been planted in the flight and there was suspicious activity around the aircraft, sources said.<br /><br />"He was coming from Lucknow in a train and it got delayed. He called the Go Air's Commercial Manager in Mumbai prior to the departure of the flight. Upon his arrival at the airport, he was arrested," a senior police official said.<br /><br />Soon after the airline got the call, Go Air spokesperson said, they informed Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and passengers and luggage were immediately offloaded.<br />"The aircraft was thoroughly checked and no suspicious articles were found," the police official said.<br /><br />The arrest came following the airline providing the voice sample of the caller.<br />"It was confirmed that the call was made by a passenger who was late for his flight," the official said.<br /><br />The flight with 158 passengers and six crew members on board was scheduled to take-of from Delhi airport at 8:45 am when the call was received. The flight took off for Bangalore after a delay of over two hours.<br /><br />A case has been registered against Gupta under sections 182 (giving false information to a public servant), 505 (circulation of false statement or rumour) and 342 (wrongfully confining any person).</p>