In a serious security failure at Mumbai’s Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport on Wednesday, a ticketless traveller was able to enter the passenger building, and pass through multiple checkpoints to reach the airport boarding gate where he was finally stopped.
“It is a massive security breach involving lapses on the part of multiple agencies,” a senior official of the Ministry of Home Affairs told The Hindu. An FIR has been registered against the errant person for trespassing, and a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official has been suspended, said sources. The CISF, the Mumbai airport, and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) are investigating the incident.
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