Hyderabad: A passenger was arrested at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Sunday for allegedly carrying one live and one used ammunition in his luggage while attempting to board a flight to New Delhi.
The suspect, identified as Ankit Singh Mahara, is a resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.
“On August 18, we received a complaint from P Kumar Pathak, senior associate, HSB Screening at RGI Airport, stating that during the registered baggage screening, one live ammunition barrel and one used ammunition of 7.62 mm bore (324-99) were detected in Mahara’s baggage. A case has been registered into this matter,” police said.
On further investigation, it was found that Mahara did not possess Arms and Ammunition License and other valid documents, the police added.