Lal Bahadur Shastri Worldwide Airport. File
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Two folks had been injured after an Air India Categorical passenger’s gun went off at Lal Bahadur Shastri Worldwide Airport in Varanasi on Sunday (August 16, 2026).
A passenger recognized as Kamlesh Rai — a resident of Azamgarh district — arrived on the Lal Bahadur Shastri Worldwide Airport together with his spouse to go to Mumbai on Air India Categorical flight IX1810, based on an announcement issued by DCP Gomti Zone.
He was carrying a licensed pistol. In the course of the safety examine, an unintended firing occurred when the weapon and its ammunition had been being inspected, police stated.
A feminine safety personnel was hit on the leg and one other individual standing close by was hit on the thumb, injuring each of them. Each have been despatched to a personal hospital for remedy, the assertion stated.
Upon receiving details about the incident, senior cops, together with the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Gomti Zone) and the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Pindra) and different police officers, arrived on the spot.
Police stated the location is being inspected, and mandatory particulars are being gathered. Acceptable authorized motion is being taken within the matter, police stated within the assertion.
“In the present day, 16.08.2026, at about 0930 hrs, a passenger travelling together with his spouse on flight IX-1810 to Mumbai declared weapons on board the flight. In the course of the weapons examine, the passenger fired a spherical, injuring two AAAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Providers Firm Restricted [AAICLAS] screeners,” learn an announcement by Varanasi Airport Authority.
“Each had been taken to New Laxmi Trauma Centre for remedy. Native police have been knowledgeable, and an investigation is underway,” it added.
(With inputs from PTI.)
Printed – August 16, 2026 12:21 pm IST
