Airport Arrest: Live Cartridges Found in Passenger's Bag

A 40-year-old man named Irfan Khan Sardar Khan was arrested after two live cartridges were discovered in his bag at Nagpur's airport. He claimed they were unknowingly taken from a friend's farmhouse. No suspicious items were found in subsequent searches. Khan was remanded to police custody.

A 40-year-old passenger, Irfan Khan Sardar Khan, was taken into police custody after two live cartridges were discovered in his bag at the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) found the cartridges hidden in a shaving kit during a routine security screening as Khan prepared to board an IndiGo flight to Mumbai.

Khan alleged that the ammunition was unknowingly brought from a friend's farmhouse in Ramtek city. Subsequent searches at his residence and the farmhouse revealed no further incriminating evidence. Khan has been produced in court and remanded to police custody.

(With inputs from agencies.)