Bag scare at Mumbai Airport; cash, valuables found

“The CISF duty personnel noticed a black trolley bag lying unattended at the arrival car pick-up point (city-side) of domestic terminal-1B, CSIA. Immediately, the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad of the CISF was directed to rush to the spot and the senior officer of the CISF and the airport manager were informed," said CISF official.

By: Express News Service
Mumbai | September 29, 2017 03:37 AM IST

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AN UNATTENDED bag at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), Mumbai, created panic at the arrival car pick-up point near the city-side of the domestic terminal-1B on Thursday. Officials from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) later said no dangerous items were found in the bag.

“The CISF duty personnel noticed a black trolley bag lying unattended at the arrival car pick-up point (city-side) of domestic terminal-1B, CSIA. Immediately, the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad of the CISF was directed to rush to the spot and the senior officer of the CISF and the airport manager were informed. The CISF personnel cordoned-off the area,” a CISF official said. Some valuables and Rs 2 lakh in cash were found in the bag. Later, it was returned to the owner.