Parachute-like objects spotted over Mumbai airport

MUMBAI: Unidentified parachute-like objects were spotted in the Mumbai airport airspace here, raising security concern.

According to airport police, five unidentified objects were spotted over the airport area on Saturday evening by a pilot of Jet Airways just before take-off.

He immediately alerted the Mumbai airport's Air Traffic Controller about the incident, airport police said.

The authorities of the Mumbai International Airport Limited ( MIAL) were also informed about the objects spotted over the airport.

MIAL immediately alerted the airport police station, a MIAL official told PTI.

The matter has also been brought to the notice of Mumbai's Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Deven Bharti.


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The police, however, is yet to register a case since no complaint has been received.

"Since no one has filed a complaint with us, we have not registered any case as of now," said DCP, Zone 8, Virendra Mishra.