Patna: A 31-year-old man carrying an unlicensed country-made pistol in his luggage was detained by CISF personnel at the city airport on Thursday morning. He was booked on a flight to New Delhi and was reportedly scheduled to fly to Dubai on Friday.
CISF sources said the pistol wrapped in a home-cooked food packet was found in his check-in baggage during security-check around 8.30am. The flyer, Mohammad Ijaaz, was set to board the 9.05am IndiGo flight 6E-6367 from Patna. Ijaz is from Nawada and currently resides in the city’s Sabzibagh area where he works as an electrician. “He was caught at the security check-point with the pistol by CISF personnel. The gun was tucked in his food packet in his luggage. Ijaaz was about to board the flight which leaves at 9.05am for New Delhi,” airline sources said. “The detained man was set to take an Air India flight to Dubai from New Delhi on Friday,” the source added.
CISF officials said the police was alerted and Ijaz was whisked away from the crowded terminal. During questioning, he is said to have told the CISF personnel that he was not aware of any weapon in his luggage. Ijaz was then handed over to the airport police.
26/07/19 Faryal Rumi/Times of India
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CISF sources said the pistol wrapped in a home-cooked food packet was found in his check-in baggage during security-check around 8.30am. The flyer, Mohammad Ijaaz, was set to board the 9.05am IndiGo flight 6E-6367 from Patna. Ijaz is from Nawada and currently resides in the city’s Sabzibagh area where he works as an electrician. “He was caught at the security check-point with the pistol by CISF personnel. The gun was tucked in his food packet in his luggage. Ijaaz was about to board the flight which leaves at 9.05am for New Delhi,” airline sources said. “The detained man was set to take an Air India flight to Dubai from New Delhi on Friday,” the source added.
CISF officials said the police was alerted and Ijaz was whisked away from the crowded terminal. During questioning, he is said to have told the CISF personnel that he was not aware of any weapon in his luggage. Ijaz was then handed over to the airport police.
26/07/19 Faryal Rumi/Times of India
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