The police have reached out to Telegram, seeking information about a group that has claimed responsibility for the explosion in a social media post on the platform

Earlier on Sunday, farmer leader Suresh Koth in Ambala criticised the Haryana government’s stringent measures against stubble burning, warning that these policies could incite further unrest among farmers.

There was no immediate comment from the airline on the matter. Nearly 100 flights have received bomb threats this week but they turned out to be hoaxes.