Central Industrial Security Force( CISF) personnel arrested a flight passenger on charges of possessing live cartridges at Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi on Friday. 

The passenger was identified as Akash Kumar who was to fly to Delhi from Ranchi by Air Asia flight today. The CISF staff claimed to have seized 8 mm cartridge and his passport.

They lodged FIR at the Ranchi Airport police station.The accused was arrested after scanning machine found live cartridges in his luggage. 

Interrogation revealed that Akash Kumar has criminal records. He who was accused in a murder case, was out of jail on bail. After his arrest and interrogation, Kumar was sent to judicial custody. 

Incidentally, Akash Kumar is not an isolated case. On August 4, 2023. Bihar cops had arrested a passenger from Darbhanga airport during the scanning process after he was found carrying two live catridges in his luggage. 

The arrested person, identified as Vishnu Thakur, is a native of Saharsa district, and claims to be a teacher by profession. 

Pawan Kumar Singh, SHO of Sadar police station, confirmed the arrest and said the passanger had booked a ticket for Delhi. 

When contacted, Darbhanga airport director Satyendra Jha confirmed that three individuals had booked the flight ticket on the same PNR number. 

Following the arrest of one passenger, the other two, his wife and a relative, also postponed their flight journey, he added.