The plane was isolated and teams of the police and dog squad reached the flight. After a thorough search, nothing suspicious was found and the flight took off from Mumbai on the night of February 25. An FIR was then registered against the caller. 

The police found that the man had called from a mobile phone and they traced his location to Bangalore.  The airport police team under the guidance of senior PI Madhukar Sanap, reached Bangalore and apprehended the caller, who was identified as Vikas Bakale, 45.

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Further investigation revealed that Bakale had panicked as his wife had missed the flight and made the hoax call, unaware of the repercussions. 

“A relative of the man’s wife had died, and hence she had to return quickly to Bangalore. However, she could not reach the airport on time. So, Bakale decided to call the airline’s customer care,” said Sanap.

According to the police, Bakale is an IT engineer and has no criminal background. He has been booked by the airport police station under Sections 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 505 (with an intent to cause, or which is likely to cause fear or alarm to the public), and 507 (criminal intimidation by anonymous communication) of the Indian Penal Code. 

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