THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
The Valiyathura police on Thursday arrested four persons in connection with the
theft attempt of air cargo at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport the
other day.
�Sukhil, 23, Prasad, 23, Rajesh Zavier, 22, and
Sibin, 22, were those arrested. While the first three are temporary employees
with Air India SATS, the fourth is working at a studio in Valiyathura, police
said.
�Three cartons containing electric fans and
vacuum cleaners were found outside the airport wall on Sunday morning, which
were abandoned by the thieves after the cargo complex employees raised an
alert.
�Though the accused said that it was their first
attempt, the police have not confirmed this. ‘’We are investigating whether
they were carrying out this for quite sometime,’’ said Sajin Louis, Valiyathura
sub-inspector.
�‘’A racket’s role cannot be overruled and the
police are on a detailed probe,’’ he added.
�
Security
Beefed Up
Meanwhile,
security has been beefed up at the airport following the theft attempt. The
security measures were a follow-up to the joint meeting of the officials of the
Airports Authority of India (AAI), CISF and the Kerala State Industrial
Enterprises (KSIE), which manages the air cargo complex.
�‘’Lighting has been improved in the area where
the cargo is temporarily kept before transporting it to the cargo complex,’’
said Airport Director D Chandramouli.
�‘’It has also been decided not to allow
labourers to come beyond 10-15 feet of the cargo complex wall,’’ he added.
�The AAI also cleared the waste equipment dumped
in the area which helped the miscreants to hide stolen materials. The KSIE also
set up additional lighting in the area which lies behind the cargo complex. �
�The CISF, on its part, has intensified
patrolling in the area and the AAI has also asked the state police to conduct
regular patrolling on the roads around the airport.��
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