Three Air India employees arrested for alleged human trafficking at Delhi airport

Three Air India staffers were nabbed by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel for allegedly attempting to allow a man to fly to a European country based on fake documents, a Delhi Police official said on Thursday, December 28. However, CISF said that four airline staff members and one passenger were nabbed. "Around 1.15 pm on Wednesday, the CISF surveillance and intelligence staff at IGI Airport, New Delhi, observed suspicious activities involving a passenger seated in the check-in area near departure gate No 5. The passenger, identified as Diljot Singh, an Indian national intending to travel from Delhi to Birmingham with Air India, became the focus of attention," it said. Due to profiling concerns, Singh was directed to undergo thorough screening at a random checkpoint. "Despite a comprehensive examination of his baggage revealing no suspicious items, Singh's failure to board the flight raised alarm. When questioned about his non-boarding, he provided unsatisfactory answers," a senior CISF official said. According to the statement, his previous movements were tracked through CCTV footage ‘based on strong suspicion’. Electronic surveillance and inquiries with the passenger revealed that after checking in at the F-11 counter, he proceeded to immigration, where officials stopped him for possessing dubious travel documents. He was instructed to bring the airline staff concerned to address the doubts, as per the CISF. Story has more.<br/>