RDX threat onboard Dubai-Mumbai flight turns out to be hoax

A call about the presence of RDX onboard a Dubai-Mumbai flight was received on Saturday afternoon. It later turned out to be a hoax.

A call about the presence of RDX onboard a Dubai-Mumbai flight was received on Saturday afternoon, following which security was beefed at the international airport in the city. It later turned out to be a hoax, a Mumbai Police official said. The call that RDX was placed onboard the flight was received by officials at the ATC tower around 3.40 pm, the official said.