Drunk man snatches gun at the Delhi airport, arrested
Drunk man snatches gun at the Delhi airport, arrested A 27-year-old drunk man caused a security scare near Delhi airport by jumping out of a moving car and then snatching the pistol of an on-duty CISF security officer. The incident, which took place at the main vehicle checking point — barely 300 metres from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport’s Terminal 3, saw armed CISF commandos firing two warning shots at the man. The nabbed suspect identified as Shankar alias Amit was shortly arrested by the police. Security officers said the incident also led to the closure of the main road to the airport for some time, until the suspect was caught and the threat cleared. “After the security personnel signalled the vehicle to stop, they saw that a man sitting on the front seat thrashing the driver. Soon after, the driver stepped out of the car and the man shifted into the driver’s seat and tried to drive the vehicle away. Seeing this, the CISF commandos came near the car and asked the man to step out. The man, however, started the car and tried to take a U turn and flee,” said the officer. “The suspect then stepped out of the car and first indulged in a fist fight with the CISF men then snatched the pistol of one of the commandos. Seeing him try to flee with the weapon, the commandos then fired at the ground to scare him. The commandos fired a second shot in the air prompting the suspect to drop the gunand surrender,” the officer said. “On reaching the spot, the police team identified the suspect as 27-year-old Shankar alias Amit who lives in Sangam Vihar. His credentials have been verified and he is previously found to be involved in a case of attempt to culpable homicide,” Bhatia said. -PTC News
