Loaders, porters at IGIA indulging in thefts

New Delhi: Confiscation of work passes and ultimately loss of job have failed to act as a deterrent to the loaders and porters who are increasingly involved in committing petty thefts at the premises of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.
While the security agencies and Delhi police are busy brainstorming ways to curtail such thefts, the offenders are getting bolder each passing day, in absence of cases registered and any punitive action taken against them. Senior airport officials say that such thefts have become a norm at the Airport with one case reported every alternate day.
These employees are hired by various airlines on contract basis and are present in thousands at a single moment at the Airport. “Being insiders, they are well acquainted with the areas under CCTV surveillance and don’t miss a chance to lay their hands on the fliers’ value items. Though they are well aware of the fact that in case they are caught, their pass will be cancelled and they will be blacklisted for work permits in the future, it is the lure of the costly items they can’t resist. Being the lowest heeled in the category of people visiting the plush Airport, they are easily carried away by the lure of expensive gadgets and other items,” a CISF official said.
Lately, differently-abled fliers are being increasingly duped by such offenders, who dupe them earning their sympathy.
13/02/12 The Pioneer

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Categories: airports Feb 2012