AAI fines Bangladeshi national

Kolkata, Aug 14 (UNI) A Bangladesh national was fined by the Airports Authority of India for entering the internaional arrival lounge restricted area without authorisation this afternoon, an airport official said here today.

The woman and her husband, an US citizen, had earlier flown to Kolkata on a domestic flight from Delhi. After arriving here, they noticed that some luggage from United States Which belongs to her husband were missing.

The husband had come to Delhi on British Airways flight recently from the US.

Today they entered the international lounge restricted area to enquire about the missing luggage and were confronted by the CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) personnel.

They contended that they have airlines ticket so can enter the restricted area.

Both were initially detained but the husband was released but the wife was released after she paid a fine of Rs 400.

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