Soon after receiving the information, Mangalore police and airport security staff pressed into action and took the bag under custody. Mangalore police DIG Anil Pandey confirmed that the suspicious object was having traces of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and the place was immediately evacuated to ensure the safety of passengers.
Bomb detention squad was rushed to the spot which conducted a detailed checking of the bag and later took it to a safer zone. A wired device, suspected to be a bomb, was found inside the bag. Following the recovery of the bag, large number of police have been deployed at the airport to keep a check.
The administration has also announced high alert in the city. However, the flight operations were not affected at the airport.