New Delhi: A foreign national was arrested for sneaking inside IGI airport by flashing a fake Delhi-Frankfurt ticket to see off his girlfriend. The incident, which took place last Monday, has raised security concerns at the airport as the current security plan allows anyone to enter the airport without any frisking or thorough checks.
"A man, identified as Mikael Elias Rodriguez, holding a Spanish passport entered Terminal 3 by flashing a Delhi-Frankfurt e-ticket of an international airline during the early hours of Monday," said a senior police official, adding, "He was caught by CISF personnel posted at the entrance gates while trying to exit. Rodriguez said that he had entered the terminal to see off his girlfriend."
CISF personnel got a confirmation from the airline that no ticket was booked in Rodriguez's name. He was then handed over to Delhi Police and booked for forgery and cheating.
Senior officials said a strict system needs to be put in place for screening such people as safety of hundreds of passengers is at stake. "IGI is flooded with foreign tourists and Indian passengers during peak hours. Leniency in the security plan may endanger many lives. The issue has been raised many times, but no solution has been achieved," said a senior CISF officer.
11/04/16 Anvit Srivastava/Times of India
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"A man, identified as Mikael Elias Rodriguez, holding a Spanish passport entered Terminal 3 by flashing a Delhi-Frankfurt e-ticket of an international airline during the early hours of Monday," said a senior police official, adding, "He was caught by CISF personnel posted at the entrance gates while trying to exit. Rodriguez said that he had entered the terminal to see off his girlfriend."
CISF personnel got a confirmation from the airline that no ticket was booked in Rodriguez's name. He was then handed over to Delhi Police and booked for forgery and cheating.
Senior officials said a strict system needs to be put in place for screening such people as safety of hundreds of passengers is at stake. "IGI is flooded with foreign tourists and Indian passengers during peak hours. Leniency in the security plan may endanger many lives. The issue has been raised many times, but no solution has been achieved," said a senior CISF officer.
11/04/16 Anvit Srivastava/Times of India
