In the latest case of theft at the Delhi Airport, security forces have ruled out any suspicious activity thanks to the CCTV footage which does not show any interference or suspicious movement. Swathi Reddy, a US-based Indian citizen, was travelling from Virginia and landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on March 13. After passing through the security check, her baggage with a jewellery box showed up in the security scanner and was sent to the other side for further examination.
The security guard asked Reddy to take out some items from the bag including a charger, headphones and mouse. He then proceeded to run the bag through the scanner again and started talking to the woman which is when Reddy suspected something was off.
When Reddy returned home she found that her jewellery was stolen during the journey while her bag had stayed with her the whole time. She realized what had happened when she read that an Australian woman, Akeshni Singh Gour, experienced a similar incident earlier in August 2020. Reddy contacted Gour and as a result, both of them have asked the Delhi Police to club the two cases together and investigate further.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has denied any wrongdoing and claimed that people usually carry a lot of valuables with them like gold, foreign currencies and more, which are recovered and deposited with the concerned government organizations. They claim that CCTV footage confirms their statements and they have no involvement to the thefts.
Delhi Airport is one of India’s most important and busiest airports, playing a major role in connecting the country to the world. The airport is operated by the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) and managed by the GMR Group. DIAL’s primary goal is to provide safe, secure, efficient and cost-effective air transport facilities to the people of India. They take the safety and security of their passengers very seriously and have measures such as CCTV footage and scanning technology in place to combat any security-related issues.
