One person was detained on Sunday at the IGI airport for allegedly carrying three live bullets in his baggage. According to a senior police official at the Airport, the incident came to the fore at about 6:30 am from Terminal-3 of the airport when a passenger, identified as B K Sharma, was getting his security checks done and on-duty CISF personnel recovered three live rounds of .32mm from his bag.
Sanjay Bhatia, DCP, IGIA said, “The flier, bound for lucknow, produced an arms licence valid only for Uttar Pradesh. He was later handed over to the Delhi Police for further probe. He has been detained. Further investigation is still on.”
Carrying of arms and ammunition in an aircraft is prohibited under the law.
In a separate incident at a Delhi Metro station on Saturday, a man was apprehended by CISF security staff for allegedly stealing another commuter’s bag containing gold worth Rs 1.20 lakh.
“The man from Uttar Pradesh has been handed over to Delhi Police after the incident was reported at 7:00pm yesterday from the Karol Bagh station,” they said.