The Indira Gandhi International Airport is the tenth busiest in the world and the third busiest in Asia...
On Thursday at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, a 24-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Budh Nagar was arrested for posing as a Singapore Airline pilot, the accused was identified as Sangeet Singh, officials said.
Singh was spotted by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) the central force guards installations including the country's busiest airport strolling near the airport's Metro Skywalk area, where he was wearing a pilot's uniform and sporting a Singapore Airlines ID card around his neck.
“Singh forged the ID using Business Card Maker, an online app. He purchased the uniform from and accessories from Pilot 18, Sector 9, Dwarka,” as per reports.
Singh pursued and completed a 12-month Aviation Hospitality course from Mumbai in 2020, the officer said.
According to the police, Singh was able to “trick” his family into believing that he had landed a job as a commercial pilot for Singapore Airlines.
He has been arrested under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 420 (cheating and dishonesty), 468 (forgery for cheating), and 471 (using a forged document as a genuine one).
As per a recent study, The Indira Gandhi International Airport, named after the late former Prime Minister, is the tenth busiest in the world, and the third busiest in Asia.
Edited By: Arusha Farooq
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