New Delhi: Navy commander Srisharsha forgot to pick up his mobile after going through security check at Mumbai domestic airport last month. When he was about to board his flight an hour later, still oblivious of his lapse, a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer ran up to him with the handset. The commander was told that the CISF, which runs security at most Indian airports, had traced him from CCTV footage at the spot where he had left the device.
Company executive Sunil Tandon forgot his wallet on a baggage trolley after arriving at the Delhi International Airport from Kaula Lampur in the rush of getting into a taxi. The CISF was able to track him through the boarding pass, asked Malaysia Airlines for his details, got his phone number from social media, called him up and returned his wallet.
Tandon and Srisharsha are among hundreds of passengers who have sent emails expressing their gratefulness to the CISF every month. Such forgetfulness is fairly widespread among people who travel by air in India, according to a presentation by the security service. The latest CISF figures show that personal belongings and goods worth Rs 35.36 crore were forgotten by passengers at Indian airports this year until the end of October, marking a surge from the previous year's level.
06/12/14 Aman Sharma/Economic Times
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Company executive Sunil Tandon forgot his wallet on a baggage trolley after arriving at the Delhi International Airport from Kaula Lampur in the rush of getting into a taxi. The CISF was able to track him through the boarding pass, asked Malaysia Airlines for his details, got his phone number from social media, called him up and returned his wallet.
Tandon and Srisharsha are among hundreds of passengers who have sent emails expressing their gratefulness to the CISF every month. Such forgetfulness is fairly widespread among people who travel by air in India, according to a presentation by the security service. The latest CISF figures show that personal belongings and goods worth Rs 35.36 crore were forgotten by passengers at Indian airports this year until the end of October, marking a surge from the previous year's level.
06/12/14 Aman Sharma/Economic Times
