Delhi cops held for snatching gold worth over Rs 50 lakh from passengers at IGI Airport
New Delhi, Dec 26: Two Delhi Police head constables were arrested on Sunday for allegedly threatening and extorting gold from two passengers at Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3, police said.
The accused Robin Singh and Gaurav Kumar were posted as security personnel at the IGI Airport Terminal 3. Following their involvement in the alleged incident, both policemen have been suspended from their duties, they said.
Police said the accused policemen threatened two passengers who had come from Dubai and took their gold. The gold ornaments recovered from the accused were worth Rs 50.6 lakh.
According to the FIR, Salaudeen Kathat, 24, had left India in 2020 to work at a construction company in Qatar. But his employers refused to pay him salary, and he was forced to return home. Thereafter, he went to Muscat in search of work but again decided to leave over the work conditions.
In Muscat, he met a man who gave him gold weighing around 600 gms and asked him to deliver it in Delhi in exchange for money.
On December 20, when Kathat arrived at the IGI airport, the two policemen stopped him near the forecourt area.
"They stopped my taxi and forced me to sit in their Gypsy. I was taken to a police station where they asked me about the gold. They then took me to a forest area where they beat me up and threatened me. I was scared and gave them the gold.
"They broke my SIM and put my phone on reset mode. They gave me some cash and booked a cab for me. They threatened me to not tell anyone about the incident," Kathat alleged in his complaint.
On the same day, another passenger, Shaikh Kadar Bashi, who had also come from Dubai, too became a victim of the same two policemen. They extorted 400 gms of gold from him.
"They stopped and searched me. They took all my gold," claimed Bashi, a businessman.
Police clubbed the two complaints and lodged an FIR of extortion and mischief.
After the accused were identified by the complainants, they were arrested on Sunday following an enquiry.
A senior police officer said that the policemen had been posted at the IGI Airport for some time.
"As per our information, They targeted passengers who would sneak gold items at the airport. We have arrested them and put them under suspension," he said.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
