Mumbai: A ground staffer who had been previously fired and expelled from Mumbai airport for his involvement in gold smuggling, was found working at the international terminal of the airport recently. The man in question was found working as a duty manager handling sensitive flights of Air India and Emirates, raising concerns about security at the airport.
The staffer was identified as Pritpal Singh Kalsi, who used to work as a load controller for Jet Airways. On May 19 last year, Kalsi was arrested after he was found involved in smuggling. He, along with another Jet staffer, Hameed, was caught sneaking in 3 kg gold valued at Rs 76.4 lakh. The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) had nabbed a passenger, Kunnil Abbas Muhammad, who had brought the gold from Dubai via Jet Airways flight 9W 537. While both employees had been fired, Kalsi was released on a personal and surety bond of Rs 50,000.
23/04/15 Neha LM Tripathi/Mid Day
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The staffer was identified as Pritpal Singh Kalsi, who used to work as a load controller for Jet Airways. On May 19 last year, Kalsi was arrested after he was found involved in smuggling. He, along with another Jet staffer, Hameed, was caught sneaking in 3 kg gold valued at Rs 76.4 lakh. The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) had nabbed a passenger, Kunnil Abbas Muhammad, who had brought the gold from Dubai via Jet Airways flight 9W 537. While both employees had been fired, Kalsi was released on a personal and surety bond of Rs 50,000.
23/04/15 Neha LM Tripathi/Mid Day
