Man held at Mangaluru airport with suspected cell phone bomb; turns out to be self-made power bank

A man was arrested at Mangaluru airport after he was caught by security forces carrying an alleged cell phone bomb, it was reported. However, after interrogation the 'bomb' turned out to be self-made power bank.

K'taka: Visuals from Mangaluru Airport where object suspected to be cell-phone bomb was found, later it turned out be a self-made power bank pic.twitter.com/Y7nFyPyxGR

— ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2017

The man was scheduled to board an Mangaluru-Dubai flight operated by low-cost carrier IndiGo when he was caught. As per an ANI report, the cell phone was found in the luggage by airport security. The flight has since been delayed.

Alerted security staff at Mangaluru Airport after catching suspect carrying alleged cellphone bomb. Matter reported to local police: IndiGo pic.twitter.com/A2FLgxDA6i

— ANI (@ANI) September 19, 2017

The matter was later reported to local police. 

"IndiGo's alert security screener staff at Mangalore caught a suspect carrying alleged cellphone bomb today. The matter has been reported to the local police. Since it is a sensitive security matter we have nothing more to share. IndiGo is committed to providing the highest levels of safety and security for its passengers at all times," the airline said in a statement on Twitter.