Kingfisher bomb case: Action likely against CISF

Thiruvananthapuram: Action is likely against a few officials of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at the Thiruvananthapuram Airport in the wake of the police finding that the explosive planted in the Kingfisher aircraft while it was at the airport here on March 21 was an inside job.
Highly-placed sources told ‘Express’ that the State police would be reporting to the CISF and other top authorities concerned about the findings of the police probe.
As per norms any person, either its a staff or a passenger, who enters security hold areas should be thoroughly frisked by the CISF personnel. Sources at the airport said that Rajasekharan Nair, who was held for planting the explosive, might have entered the runway through the staff-entry gate.
Usually, the staff are also checked using hand-held metal detectors.
Since the crude explosive planted in the aircraft did not contain any metal parts, it would not have been detected by the hand-held metal detectors.
Regional Deputy Commissioner of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) Nambi and CISF Director General N R Das were also conducting internal enquiries into the incident that had national and even international ramifications.
The city police had also quizzed several CISF personnel in connection with the incident. The chances of invoking provisions of Anti-hijacking Act against those responsible for planting the explosives could not be even ruled out, said sources.
29/03/10 ExpressBuzz

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Categories: Airports Mar 2010, Kingfisher Mar 2010, Safety Mar 2010