‘He said it was unloaded’: 2 screeners recall Varanasi airport ‘accidental’ firing incident

Two cargo screeners were injured when a passenger's pistol accidentally discharged during security checks. The passenger claimed the weapon was unloaded before he pressed the trigger to show them. One screener sustained an injury to his left hand, while the other was hit in both legs. The incident occurred at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport while boarding a flight to Mumbai.

By TOI CITY DESK

‘He said it was unloaded’: Injured screeners recall Air India Express passenger's gun going off at Varanasi airport

Two AAICLAS screeners were injured when a passenger's licensed pistol accidentally went off at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi.

'Flier Said Gun Not Loaded,' Recalls Varanasi Airport Staff. Then It Went Off

The passenger, Kamlesh Kedarnath Rai from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, was travelling with his wife on Air India Express flight IX1810 to Mumbai. His pistol, a 7.62 mm weapon, had 21 live cartridges at the time of the incident.