A passenger was briefly detained at the airport here for allegedly trying to carry a lighter in the aircraft by concealing it in a laptop, an official said today. A senior official in the airport security said the incident was reported yesterday when a CISF security personnel detected the lighter in the hand baggage of a man who was to take a flight to Hyderabad. The passenger was briefly detained and was let off after he furnished a written apology to security officials, he said. Carrying fire items like lighter inside the aircraft is prohibited under Indian aviation rules. In a separate incident yeaterday, a bag full of jewellery and Rs 9,200 in cash was found unclaimed at the airport.

Source: dna July 27, 2017 15:45 UTC