3 CISF men suspended in trespassing case

NEDUMBASSERY: CISF Commandant (Kochi Airport) Ajai Dahiya has placed three Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel under suspension in connection with a boy trespassing into the airside of the Kochi International Airport here, on August 25. The suspended are havildars E K Sahu, Dutta and Gawali. One havildar was on watch tower duty and two others were apron guards.The airport witnessed a major security breach when a 12-year-old boy, Kiran, of Peringottukara, in Thrissur, trespassed into the city side of the airport. The boy was spotted by the CIAL apron control and the Air India ground handling staff. The boy was nabbed and handed over to the police. The inquiry into the incident revealed that the boy was innocent and he entered into the airside to have a close glimpse of the aircraft. But, it was mysterious that the CISF which was responsible for the security of the airside of the airport failed to prevent the intruder from entering into the airside.The preliminary inquiry into the incident was against the CISF personnel who were posted near the gate through which the boy would have entered the airside.