A 32-year-old passenger from Punjab was arrested at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, on Thursday after security personnel recovered eight live bullets from his checked-in baggage.
The passenger, Sukhdeep Singh of Bhawanigarh, was scheduled to travel to Amritsar via Delhi on Indigo flights 6E-6076 and 6E-5007 when the ammunition was detected during screening. The seized rounds included four of 0.2 mm, two of 0.7 mm, one of 7.52 mm and one of 7.62 mm calibre.
The seized live ammunition.
Singh, who failed to produce a valid arms or ammunition licence, was handed over to the RGIA police.
A case has been registered under Section 25(1B)(a) of the Arms Act, 1959.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the passenger travelled by bus to Nanded on August 22, 2025 to visit a gurudwara. Owing to heavy rains in his native place, he decided to return by air and came to Hyderabad to board a flight to Punjab. It was at this point that the ammunition was detected in his baggage.
During questioning, Singh reportedly claimed the bullets had remained in his possession from a 2023 incident in Punjab and that he was carrying them unknowingly. Police said his explanation is being verified and further investigation is under way.
Published – August 29, 2025 08:25 pm IST
