Pistol seized at Delhi airport from Riyadh-bound flier

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel guarding the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Tuesday seized a country made pistol from a Riyadh-bound passenger.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel guarding the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Tuesday seized a country made pistol from a Riyadh-bound passenger.

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Sub-Inspector Jitender Kumar, deployed at the screening point of International Terminal-III of the Airport, detected one country made pistol from Imran’s bag, who was to travel by Flight SV-761.

The security personnel have handed over the passenger to the IGI Airport Police station, after he failed to produce valid documents to support his weapon.

The police have registered a case under the Arms Act 1959.