Detained passenger escapes

Nedumbassery: A passenger who was detained by the immigration officials at the international airport here on Thursday on the charge of possessing a tampered passport managed to escape from custody.
Officials said the suspect arrived in the morning from Abu Dhabi by an Air India Express flight (IX 452) and was found possessing a passport of one Moideen Kunju from Kozhikode.
He fled the terminal while the counter officer was taking his passport to the Circle Inspector for a detailed examination.
However, sources said that the person escaped while the officials were questioning Hameed Abdul of Kasaragod who arrived here on the same flight with a fake passport.
The officials pointed out flaws that helped the suspect get out of the terminal. The counter officer did not hand him over to security officials while going for the detailed examination and customs officials allowed him to leave the terminal without clearing the disembarkation card.
The officials said they obtained some clues about the person from his luggage left behind at the immigration counter.
22/05/09 Kerala Online

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