New Delhi: Nineteen passengers were allegedly caught carrying ammunition in their hand baggage during screening at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) this year so far, police said on Sunday.
A senior officer said all such passengers face criminal proceedings under the Arms Act. He also said it was a matter of concern that despite warnings passengers carry ammunition, knowingly or unknowingly, with them.
From January 1 to February 26, a total of 19 cases, when ammunition was found in passengers’ baggage during security check, have been registered at IGI airport police station under Arms Act, police said.
A 44-year-old man was caught with 19 live bullets of .32 bore in his hand baggage on February 14, while he intended to travel to Bangalore by a private airline, according to data shared by police.
A case was registered against him under the Arms Act and during questioning he told cops that the cartridges belonged to him and he has an arms licence, which is valid in Karnataka only, police said. The man worked with a Bangalore-based garment factory, they said.
In another instance, a 21-year-old woman passenger, who was travelling from Delhi to Pune on February 14, was caught carrying one live cartridge in her hand baggage during screening at Terminal 2, police said. PTI