A mentally challenged youth from the city held the security apparatus of the state and centre when he sent a plane hijack hoax via emails. Sumit Datta of Bhattapukur area, was already arrested and intensive interrogations were carried out.
Sumit sent the email that there would be a plane hijack bid from the airport to several recipients. Expectedly, the mail sent the security agencies into high alert and police and intelligence bodies began probing into the matter. The matter was also recorded at Airport Police station. By yesterday night itself following the email id route Sumit was picked up from his residence and interrogation began.
“During questioning Sumit said that he did not have any specific information about the possible plane hijack but he had sixth sense premonition about the hijack”, said a police official.
It was also revealed that Sumit was under psychiatric treatment for the last few years.
