Huge balloon in restricted area of Bengaluru airport caused fear on Jan 5, says police
Bengaluru (PTI): A humongous balloon used for advertisement purpose was flown unauthorisedly inside the restricted operational area of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), which was a serious breach of aviation safety norms and raised security concerns, police said on Monday.
According to police, the incident took place on January 5, but the complaint was lodged only on February 8 by L Nagendran from the Aviation Security Group (ASG) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
Nagendran stated in the complaint that a balloon bearing the name 'BCD Construction' was found flying unauthorisedly in the operational area of KIA on January 5.
On noticing this, "the ASG/BDDS personnel immediately intercepted and checked it. Upon inspection, it was found that the balloon bearing the name 'BCD Construction' was present in the Red Zone/No Flying Area of KIA (as per DGCA guidelines)," Nagendran said.
The complainant further noted that the balloon was found within the airport's prohibited area, which is designated as a Red Zone under the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) norms, where any flying objects are strictly banned.
The FIR said that the act amounted to a violation of DGCA guidelines within the prohibited area of the airport.
Police said a case has been registered and further investigation is under way.
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Rape accused's mother murdered by victim's brother in MP's Shivpuri
Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
