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Monday 19 January 2015

Yemeni housewife held at Mumbai airport with 7.62-mm bullet

Mumbai: In the second such incident this week, security staff of Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) detained a female Yemeni national in the wee hours of Friday for carrying a 7.62-mm bullet. During interrogation, however, the 67-year-old housewife claimed that she was not aware that carrying bullets was illegal in India.
Also read: 33-year-old housewife caught at airport with 4 live bullets.
Dheyale Sedeqa Ahmed was on her way back to Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, by Yemen Airways flight IY 855, around 2 am on Friday. Ahmed, who was on tourist visa, was caught by security staff when they found the 7.62-mm bullet in her handbag.


The 7.62-mm bullet is a nominal calibre that can be used in a number of cartridges. An official, who was present at the spot, explained, “Incidents of passengers being caught carrying such a big bullet are quite rare. Security staff were shocked to find the bullet in the handbag. The security personnel questioned her, but since her answers seemed vague, we called the Sahar police, who interrogated her.”
10/01/15 Neha LM Tripathi/Mid Day

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