Mangaluru: Airline ground staff held for gold theft from passenger’s luggage
Mangaluru: Bajpe police have detained four ground staff workers of a ground handling agency here at Mangaluru International Airport on charges of stealing gold ornaments from a passenger’s trolley bag. All the accused were reportedly working in the baggage loading and unloading section.
According to police, the theft came to light after Rajeshwari Padmashali, wife of CRPF jawan Harikesh, lodged a complaint.
She had travelled from Bengaluru to Mangaluru on an Air India Express flight that landed around 9:30 am on Saturday. After collecting her luggage, she noticed that the lock of her trolley bag had been tampered with. On checking inside, she found a gold necklace weighing 56 grams, worth about Rs 4.5 lakh, missing.
Based on her complaint, Bajpe police registered a case and launched an investigation. Four loaders from the agency were taken into custody for questioning, and two of them have been formally arrested.
Police sources revealed that there had been several instances of passengers arriving from abroad complaining of valuables like gold ornaments and mobile phones going missing from their luggage. Some had filed police complaints, while others confronted airline authorities directly.
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India moving towards becoming global economic powerhouse: Kovind
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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.
The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.
"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.
The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.
He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.
