Complaint filed over intrusion of man into Hindon Air Base

Ghaziabad, May 8: A complaint has been registered over the alleged intrusion of a man into the high-security Hindon Air Base here, police said on Sunday.

The complaint has been registered on behalf of Air Force's Warrant Officer K K Negi against Sonu at Sahibabad Police Station, they said, adding he is being interrogated.

On Thursday night, Sonu, a resident of Loni area here, was noticed by security personnel while he was trying to trespass into the premises of the critical IAF installation.

He was caught, but thrashed the personnel and disappeared into the dense jungle inside the air base, police said.

An alarm was then raised and the local police was informed and after combing operation, he was nabbed.

Senior Superintendent of Police Dharmendra Singh had said that the intruder "seems to be mentally retarded".

PTI