2 persons released, one still in custody in hijack scare drama

New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) Two persons, including a woman,
who were detained in connection with the "hijack" scare
onboard an Indigo aircraft here in India's national capital,
were Monday released by police after questioning.

"Another person is still in custody," they said, adding
the three of the detained were questioned over night about the
entire incident.

Three passengers -- Jitendra Kumar, Samir Uppal and
Harpreet -- were taken into custody for questioning after
their behaviour aroused suspicions inside a Indigo aircraft
Sunday, police sources said.

Police are awaiting medical reports to establish whether
the three passengers were in an inebriated condition.

An Airbus A320 aircraft (Flight 6E 334) of low-cost air
carrier Indigo with around 163 passengers on board a flight
from Goa to Delhi made an emergency landing at the IGI airport
here yesterday after the airplane pilot reported to the Air
Traffic Control that a "couple" of passengers were behaving
aggressively and made a hijack threat.

Emergency drill was in place immediately and the aircraft
was taken to the isolation bay at the airport. The threat was
made about 15 minutes before the aircraft was due to land. PTI