Mumbai: The three brothers who tried to steal goods worth Rs 64,368 from a duty free shop at the airport late on Saturday, sneaked into the premises hoodwinking security personnel and broke into the maintenance room where they cut off the connection of closed-circuit television cameras of the shop before crawling through the false ceiling all the way to the store's warehouse. One of the accused was caught red-handed in the warehouse, while the two others were picked up on Sunday.
The break-in and the theft bid has raised questions about the security of the airport, especially, when the country is facing terror threats. "This means that a conniving individual can easily get into the airport unnoticed. Security has to be enhanced at all key entry and exit points of the airport. CISF recruitments also have to be expedited so that there is enough personnel to spot and preempt any security breach," said a retired security consultant.
26/03/13 V Narayan & Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India
