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Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
3 foreigners obtain Indian passports by fraud; arrested
Chennai: Three foreign nationals who had obtained Indian passports using forged documents, were arrested at Chennai International Airport, when they attempted to travel abroad. The suspects, hailing from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal, were intercepted by immigration officials and later handed over to Chennai police for further investigation. Officials said the arrests were made following a complaint filed by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) with the Fake Passport Investigation Unit of the CCB. The arrested individuals were identified as Mohammed Kasim Pathan, 41, of Bangladesh, Sangupillai Sarojini Devi, 58, of Sri Lanka, and Dhanraj Pokhriyal, 40, of Nepal. Immigration authorities grew suspicious after verifying the travel documents of the trio and alerted the FRRO. A subsequent investigation revealed that the accused had secured documents such as Aadhaar, voter ID, and PAN cards by concealing their nationality and personal details. Then they used these fake documents to obtain Indian passports and attempted to use them to travel probe also uncovered the involvement of four Indian nationals — Bina Das, 54, of Odisha, Ramamurthy, 44, of Nagapattinam, Chennamma, 45, of Andhra Pradesh, and Parakatullah, 59, of Sivaganga — who aided the suspects in acquiring the fake documents. The arrested foreign nationals were remanded to judicial custody after being produced before the Alandur judicial magistrate court. Police have launched a hunt for the agents involved in the document forgery network. TNN
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- New Indian Express
Three foreigners held for obtaining Indian passport using fake documents in Chennai
CHENNAI: Three foreign nationals were arrested in Chennai for allegedly obtaining Indian passports using fake documents. The three — Mohammed Kasim Pathan (41) of Bangladesh, Sangupillai Sarojini Devi (58) of Sri Lanka, and Dhanraj Pokhriyal (40) of Nepal— were arrested by the Central Crime Branch based on a complaint from the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer at Chennai International Airport on Tuesday. The police said four Indian nationals - Bina Das (54) of Odisha, Ramamurthy (44) of Nagapattinam, Chennamma (45) of Andhra Pradesh, and Barkathullah (59) Sivaganga - were also detained for aiding the trio. A probe is on to trace the travel agents involved in the case. According to police, investigations revealed that the four foreign nationals concealed their true identities, used forged Indian documents such as Aadhaar, voter ID, and PAN cards to secure Indian passports in order to be able to travel abroad. They were remanded in judicial custody on Thursday.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
TN to compensate AAI if Parandur airport is operational before footfalls at city airport rise
Chennai: The state govt has agreed to compensate Airports Authority of India (AAI) if the proposed greenfield airport at Parandur becomes operational before passenger movement at Chennai International Airport reaches the targeted 35 million passengers per annum (MPPA). During the steering committee meeting on March 12 in New Delhi, AAI chairman Vipin Kumar, while supporting the proposal for the Parandur airport, said AAI should be compensated by the Tamil Nadu govt since the proposed airport is within a 150km radius of Chennai airport. Minutes of the meeting of the steering committee are now available in the public domain. In these, the AAI chairman cited the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) and said the state govt should compensate AAI if the Parandur airport becomes operational before Chennai airport reaches its target of 35 MPPA. The compensation can be mutually decided when the need arises, it said. Chennai airport currently handles 30 million passengers annually. Authorities hope the influx will increase to 35 million with the completion of phase II of the international terminal. However, the state govt did agree to the AAI Chairman's request to give assent to the construction of a new terminal at Chennai airport and an additional land allocation of 90 acres for the expansion of the cargo terminal. The greenfield airport in Parandur, which is to be developed in four phases at an estimated 27,000 crore, is expected to have its first phase completed in 2028. Tidco, the state nodal agency, has said the airport will handle 20 million passengers annually after the first phase is completed. However, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA), which was also part of the steering committee, said the proposed size of the terminal building in the first phase (3.5lakh sqm) cannot handle so many passengers. "The number varies from the stipulated norms of the International Air Transport Association's Airport Development Reference Manual," it said, recommending further optimisation of the proposed aeronautical infrastructures to keep tariffs levied on airlines under control.
New Indian Express
6 days ago
- New Indian Express
Technical snags hit passengers as Jazeera and Air India flights delayed at Chennai Airport
CHENNAI: Two separate flights — one operated by Jazeera Airways and the other by Air India — faced technical issues resulting in delays and operational changes at Chennai International Airport. A Jazeera Airways flight operating from Kuwait to Chennai experienced an unscheduled disruption early Monday morning after a technical issue rendered the aircraft unserviceable. Flight J90427, operated by an Airbus A320 was scheduled to arrive at 12:45am but landed slightly behind schedule at 12.52am. At 4.22 am, the airline declared the aircraft as AOG (Aircraft on Ground) due to a technical fault. The outbound departure was cancelled, affecting 145 passengers. Separately, Air India flight AI0640 from Chennai to Mumbai, operated by an Airbus A321, was scheduled for departure at 7.50 pm. The aircraft pushed back from the stand at 8.48 pm but returned to the same stand at 8.58pm due to a technical issue, resulting in a ramp return. After resolving the issue, the aircraft finally departed at 12.38 am.
New Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Climate
- New Indian Express
Severe weather forces diversion of Chennai-bound flights to Bengaluru
CHENNAI: Two commercial flights en route to Chennai were diverted to Bengaluru on Friday, as adverse weather conditions disrupted evening air traffic at Chennai International Airport. IndiGo flight 6E6486, operated on an Airbus A321, was originally scheduled to arrive in Chennai from Hyderabad at 8:15pm. Similarly, Air India Express flight IX2822, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, also on the Hyderabad-Chennai route, had a scheduled arrival time of 9:05pm. Both aircraft were rerouted mid-flight and landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru instead, according to airport sources. Similarly, IndiGo 6E209, an Airbus A320 vaircraft, which had been scheduled to arrive in Chennai from Ranchi at 9.15pm was also diverted to Bengaluru.
