Bengaluru International Airport is unsafe, say senior cops

Bangalore: The airport authorities’ alleged lackadaisical approach to security came in for criticism from Bangalore’s senior police officers on Monday. They also alleged that the airport was yet to intensify the security checks even a day after a crude bomb was found aboard an aircraft.
The police said that a lack of systematic security checks on private firm staff employed at the airport posed a threat to passengers and others. Several functions of the airport were outsourced to private players.
The police claimed that deputy commissioner of police (north-east) Basavaraj Y Malagatti had written to the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) authorities a year ago to get the antecedents of all employees - both temporary and permanent - verified. “I had reminded them several times, but to no avail,” Malagatti said.
He claimed to have advised the BIA against employing anyone with non-verified backgrounds.
Police officers felt that the security checks on baggage inside the airport were poor. The police also pointed out that anyone can load or unload cargo onto the aircraft without supervision.
23/03/10 Santhosh Kumar RB/Daily News & Analysis

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