‘Security breach’ at airport: man held

New Delhi: In an alleged breach of security protocol at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, a man was found moving suspiciously outside the domestic arrival terminal and was detained by intelligence officials of the Central Industry Security Force (CISF).
The incident took place on March 20.
Upon checking and interrogation, the man, identified as Ajit Kumar Pandey, was found with forged airport entry passes issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
Sources said Pandey confessed to his involvement in illegal recruitment of loaders and drivers for national carrier Air India in return for money.
He told investigators he helped the illegally recruited loaders and drivers procure forged airport entry passes to enter the high-security premises.
Pandey said till December 2009 he worked with a contractor hired by the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL), CISF sources said.
Airport sources said Pandey was in possession of two airport entry passes issued by the BCAS — one of these was valid till December 31, 2009, and the other till December 2012.
26/03/10 Geeta Gupta/Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Mar 2010, Safety Mar 2010