Woman Stopped at Kozhikode Airport for Carrying 'Karnataka' Passport!

Mangalore: Reportedly, Nishat Khaleel, a lady from Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district, suffered at the hands of the officials of Kozhikode airport, because of their unreasonable attitude. She was to visit Oman to meet her husband and daughter there but the officials did not allow her to undertake the journey.
After reaching Kozhikode by train from Bhatkal with her son, Naufal, the lady went to the airport there to board Air India flight that was scheduled to leave at 11 am on Thursday April 7. Giving details, Naufal said that the officials there pointed out that the passport was from Karnataka. When Naufal commented that it was an Indian passport, and that there was no separate passport for Karnataka, the officials, who heard him, kept aside the passport without assigning any reasons for not allowing the woman to proceed to board the aircraft.
"They told us that they would return the passport only if a statement in writing was made to them that we have not committed any wrong," Naufal explained.
Naufal said he resisted the demand, pointing out that it was the officials who had committed the mistake, and that he had no reason to give such a letter.
09/04/11 Daijiworld

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Categories: Airports Apr 2011