Fighter pilot held for wrong parking

Kolkata: A squadron leader with the Indian Air Force was arrested at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday morning for violating no-parking rules and then threatening CISF personnel and the airport manager with dire consequence. He was later released on personal bond.
Abhishek Kishore Mittal drove to the airport to receive his wife. After parking his car in front of the domestic terminal manager's office around 9.15am, he wandered off, paying no heed to protests by traffic wardens. He returned to the unmarked car only around 9.45am. When a CISF constable confronted him, Mittal lashed out at him, claiming that he was an IAF officer and would brook no questions from a constable in the paramilitary force.
"He said that the vehicle would remain there despite the designated parking lot nearby and even refused to produce his ID card. He just wasn't bothered that not only was he flouting the 'no-parking' rule, his actions had even led to a security scare as the vehicle was parked unattended in a no-parking zone for over half an hour," a CISF officer said.
With other CISF constables arriving at the spot, Mittal strode into the airport manager's chamber and intold him that that if anybody made any attempt to tow away his vehicle, he would face dire consequences. By now, senior CISF officers had arrived at the spot and demanded an explanation. When he refused, the officers summoned the police.
25/08/11 Times of India

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