Three live rounds and a magazine seized from passenger’s hand baggage at Chennai airport
A woman was detained at Chennai airport after CISF personnel discovered three live rounds and a magazine in her hand luggage. She was unable to provide authorization for the ammunition and was handed over to local police for further investigation.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing aviation security protocols and the strict enforcement of regulations regarding the transport of prohibited items in airports.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel detected and recovered three locally made live rounds and a magazine from the hand baggage of a woman passenger during security screening at Terminal-1 of Chennai airport on Saturday (August 29, 2026).
The incident occurred around 6.40 a.m. during pre-embarkation security screening of domestic passengers. A CISF personnel noticed a suspicious image in the passenger’s hand baggage and referred it for physical inspection.
During the subsequent check, three locally-made live rounds and one magazine were found inside the bag. The passenger was travelling with her family to Kochi on IndiGo flight 6E-5394, scheduled to depart at 8 a.m.
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