Bengaluru: A man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to attack two taxi drivers with a knife following a quarrel between them at the Kempegowda International Airport here, police said on Monday.

The accused, identified as Sohail Ahmed, was arrested under Arms Act and sent to judicial custody in connection with the incident that occurred late on Sunday night, they added.

In a video of the incident, the man could be seen running with a long knife towards the taxi drivers near the arrival lane of Terminal – 1.

However, the CISF personnel on duty quickly intervened and overpowered the accused and secured the weapon.

Taking to social media post ‘X’ the CISF shared the video of the incident and said with the timely intervention by CISF, a major crime was averted at Bengaluru Airport.

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