Varanasi:
A minimum of two individuals had been injured after a licensed pistol of a passenger went off throughout safety screening on the airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi this morning, the police stated.
The passenger, recognized as Kamlesh Rai from Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh, arrived on the Lal Bahadur Shastri Worldwide Airport along with his spouse to journey to Mumbai on Air India Categorical flight IX1810.
Through the safety checking, an unintended firing occurred when his weapon and its ammunition had been being inspected.
Whereas a feminine safety workers member was hit on the leg, one other individual standing close by was hit on the thumb. Each have been despatched to a non-public hospital for therapy, the police stated in an announcement.
“Upon receiving details about the incident, senior police officers, together with the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Gomti Zone) and the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Pindra), arrived on the scene. The positioning is being inspected, and mandatory particulars are being gathered. Acceptable authorized motion is being taken within the matter,” senior police officer Neetu Kadyan stated on X.
थाना फूलपुर क्षेत्रांतर्गत लाल बहादुर शास्त्री अंतरराष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डे पर यात्री की लाइसेंसी पिस्टल से चेकिंग के दौरान आकस्मिक फायरिंग की घटना के संबंध में श्रीमती नीतू कदयान, पुलिस उपायुक्त गोमती ज़ोन, कमिश्नरेट वाराणसी की बाइट।#Uppolice #VaranasiPolice pic.twitter.com/fJjIJSWEJk
— DCP Gomti Zone VNS (@DcpGomti) August 16, 2026
The airport additionally issued an announcement on the incident.
“Immediately, 16.08.2026, at about 0930 hrs, a passenger travelling along with his spouse on flight IX-1810 to Mumbai declared weapons on board the flight. Through the weapons verify, the passenger fired a spherical, injuring two AAICLAS screeners. Each had been taken to New Laxmi Trauma Centre for therapy. Native police have been knowledgeable, and an investigation is underway,” the airport stated.
A firearm on a flight may be legally transported after it’s utterly unloaded and packed inside a locked, hard-sided container. It also needs to be explicitly declared on the airline check-in counter together with legitimate licences and separate ammunition storage.
