In a significant security lapse during heightened vigilance in the national capital amid Republic Day celebrations, a man managed to breach the perimeter wall of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and reach the runway before being apprehended, according to official sources on Sunday. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), responsible for securing the "hypersensitive" airport, has taken action by suspending a head constable on charges of dereliction of duty. The intruder, who was later found to be intoxicated, was initially spotted on the runway by the pilot of an Air India flight at approximately 11:30 pm on Saturday.
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00:00 In a significant security lapse during heightened vigilance in the national capital amid Republic
00:09 Day celebrations, a man managed to breach the perimeter wall of Delhi's Indira Gandhi
00:15 International Airport and reach the runway before being apprehended, according to official
00:20 sources on Sunday.
00:22 The Central Industrial Security Force, responsible for securing the hypersensitive airport, has
00:27 taken action by suspending a head constable on charges of dereliction of duty.
00:33 The intruder, who was later found to be intoxicated, was initially spotted on the runway by the
00:37 pilot of an Air India flight at approximately 11.30 pm on Saturday.
00:42 Following the pilot's alert to the air traffic control, which subsequently directed the Central
00:46 Industrial Security Force to address the situation, the intruder, a resident of Haryana, was successfully
00:51 apprehended by CISF personnel and later handed over to the Delhi Police.
00:56 The CISF has initiated an inquiry into the serious breach of security at the highly sensitive
01:01 civil aviation facility.
01:03 In response to the incident, a head constable on duty that day has been suspended, according
01:07 to sources.
01:08 The swift response was attributed to the coordination between the Air India pilot, ATC and CISF,
01:14 ensuring the intruder was promptly detained and handed over to the local police, as reported
01:18 by a senior airport official.
01:20 The city police asserted that there was no security lapse on their part, emphasising
01:24 that airport security falls under the purview of the Central Industrial Security Force and
01:29 Delhi International Airport Limited.
01:31 The CISF, responsible for safeguarding the perimeter wall of the Indira Gandhi International
01:35 Airport, provides a counter-terrorist security cover to the facility.
01:39 Police officials clarified that the incident did not indicate any lapse in Delhi Police
01:43 security.
01:44 The incident, deemed alarming, occurred amid a high alert status declared by security agencies
01:49 for the ongoing Republic Day celebrations.
01:52 Special measures were implemented to counter sabotage activities, considering the extreme
01:57 cold weather and accompanying fog, as highlighted by a senior officer.
02:01 The Republic Day celebrations are scheduled to conclude with the beating retreat ceremony
02:05 on Monday.
02:06 In a related development, Mumbai Airport faced a fine of Rs 90 lakh recently, while Indigo
02:10 Airlines incurred a fine of Rs 1.2 crore.
02:14 This action was taken after a video depicting passengers openly eating in the airport apron
02:18 area went viral on social media.
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