A passenger arriving from Kolkata was detained at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport after a live 38 mm bullet was discovered in his luggage during screening. The man, identified as Vishal, was preparing to board a connecting flight to Bengaluru.

Hyderabad: A passenger carrying a live bullet was detained by customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad on Thursday night.

According to officials, the passenger, Vishal, who arrived from Kolkata on a private airline was preparing to board another flight to Bengaluru when security personnel found a 38 mm live bullet in his luggage during screening.

When questioned, he reportedly failed to give a satisfactory explanation.

The RGIA Police took him into custody for interrogation and have begun i

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