Hyderabad (PTI): A British Airways flight from London to Hyderabad received a bomb threat email early on Monday, which was later found to be a hoax, police said.

The email, received at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), claimed that a bomb was onboard the aircraft, which had over 200 passengers, officials said.

The flight landed safely in Hyderabad around 5.30 am.

"CISF and police personnel conducted checks, but nothing suspicious was found," a police official said.

Following the inspection, authorities confirmed the threat was a hoax.

A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway, police added.

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Thane (PTI): Two minor girls were rescued after a prostitution racket was busted in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.

On a tip off about one Harish running a flesh trade racket, the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch started a probe on February 20, the official said.

"A decoy customer was sent to verify the information, following which a trap was laid in front of a hotel in Sector 11. The Anti Human Trafficking Cell nabbed Harish Vikas Chhari, a resident of Koparkhairane, while his associate Raj Singh is on the run. Two minor girls were rescued," the CBD Belapur police station official said.

A case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official added.