Bhubaneswar: An unknown miscreant posing himself as Mr Parida threatened to blow up the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here Thursday. The call came to the airport director Suresh Chandra Hota in the morning. He immediately contacted the Commissionerate Police, following which the city cops started an investigation. A high-level meeting of the airport authority was held in the presence of Police Commissioner YB Khurania and DCP Anup Sahoo at the airport.
Security has been tightened in and around the airport.