CCTV footage showed a man who arrived in an autorickshaw keeping the bag on a chair before leaving the spot.
MANGALURU: Tension gripped Mangalore Airport on Monday after a suspicious and unattended bag was found abandoned at the airport’s ticket counter near the entrance.
The bomb squad, which was pressed into action, undertook a detailed check of the bag. A wired device, suspected to be a bomb, was said to be found inside the bag. However, the police is yet to confirm it. CCTV footage showed a man who arrived in an autorickshaw keeping the bag on a chair before leaving the spot.
The suspicious material has been placed into a bomb defusal vehicle with high alert being sounded in the airport and all vehicles entering the airport being checked. City police commissioner PS Harsha is monitoring the situation.
