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Dubai-Amritsar SpiceJet flight suffers security scare

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8 years ago

July 21, 2016

Amritsar/New Delhi : Unaccompanied baggage belonging to an Indonesian passenger, who had failed to board the Dubai-Amritsar flight of budget passenger carrier SpiceJet, on Thursday morning caused a major security scare at Amritsar’s international airport, an official said.

As baggage handlers at the Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar noticed the unaccompanied baggage, they raised an alarm following which security officials off-loaded the passengers and moved the aircraft to a remote area of the airport as part of standard operating procedures for such situations.

A bomb disposal squad entered the aircraft to carry out a search operation and flight operations at the airport were suspended.

It later turned out that the “unclaimed” baggage belonged to an Indonesian national, identified as Idinirinkarlina Btnanang, who failed to board the plane after clearing immigration and security check at Dubai, an airline official said.

“On July 21, 2016, a passenger Idinirinkarlina Btnanang (holding Indonesian passport) travelling on SG 056, Dubai to Amritsar did not board the aircraft after clearing immigration, security check and boarding,” the budget passenger carrier said in a statement.

“She reported back after one of the flight departure.”

According to the low-cost carrier (LCC), Dubai Airport officials informed the pilot in command about the unaccompanied checked-in baggage on board.

“The pilot in command requested the Amritsar ATC officials for isolated parking stand. The baggage of Idinirinkarlina Btnanang has been identified and will be handed over to her, or relevant authorities,” the statement said.

“The false alarm due to the miscommunication caused inconvenience to the passengers which is deeply regretted,” the airline said.

Earlier, police sources said information regarding the bag was received through an anonymous call.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

Published

2 years ago

May 5, 2022

Aaj Ki Khabar Desk Team

The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.