Budgam, Dec 20 (JKNS): Budgam Police have registered an FIR against a person who attempted to enter Srinagar International Airport using a forged air ticket.
In a statement issued here to news agency JKNS, During routine security checking at the Airport’s drop gate, a person identified as Syed Khurshid Ahmad, son of Syed Mohammad Yaseen, resident of Bugro, Khansahib, was stopped for verification. Upon checking his air ticket, it was found to be fake.
Airline staff immediately alerted the authorities after identifying the ticket as fraudulent, it reads.
The accused was handed over to Police Post Humhama of Budgam Police and was subsequently arrested. Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had been duped by a travel agent who allegedly forged the ticket, it reads.
Accordingly, FIR No. 343 under sections 336(2) and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered at Police Station Budgam against the accused and the travel agent involved. Further investigation into the matter is ongoing. (JKNS)
