India, Dec. 4 -- Hours after a Hyderabad-bound plane from Madinah received a bomb threat, another IndiGo plane, headed for the Telangana capital, was diverted due to a similar threat. As per reports, the plane, which took off from Sharjah was diverted to Mumbai.

Based on data from FlightRadar24, the plane took off from Sharjah in the UAE and was bound for Hyderabad. However, it was diverted mid-air and made to land in Mumbai after a bomb threat was discovered.

An official statement from IndiGo is awaited.

Earlier on Thursday, A Madinah-Hyderabad IndiGo flight made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad after an email warned that the aircraft would be blown up if it was permitted to land at its destination.

As reported by HT earlier, the pl...