2 Manipur minors held with Rs 2 lakh at IGI airport
Source: The Sangai Express / TNT
New Delhi, January 27 2017:
Two minor boys aged 12 and 15 years who flew all the way from Manipur to allegedly make an attempt to fly to the United States, without any valid document, were reunited with their family, all thanks to Central Industrial Security Force.
It was on Wednesday CISF officers noticed the two minors who had come on a flight from Imphal making enquiries about going to the US.
"They were found in the domestic ticketing lounge, at Air India counter.
CISF surveillance staff saw them and made some enquiries.
It came to notice that both boys had arrived from Manipur, Imphal by AI 890 at 18.25 hrs.
They wanted to go USA but neither of them possessed any valid document for the trip.
They were also not accompanied by a guardian," said a senior CISF officer.
Post further investigation about the boys by making calls to their home, the officers learnt that both boys came from Imphal without informing their parents.
"They further found that a missing persons' complaint had been lodged at the police stations in Moirang, Bishnupur, Imphal," said the officer.
"When CISF officer checked their bags, around 1.94 lakh (new notes), some clothes and books were found.
In the meantime, a call was also received from a lady who introduced herself as Additional SP, Imphal Police Training Centre, Priyadarshini," said the officer.
The Manipur police officer also told the CISF that she is a relative of one of the boys and informed that the boys fled after taking money without information from their grandmother's house.
"She further informed that she is sending a known person Rohit to take the boys." When questioned, the children told the police that they had a fight with their parents and wanted to go as far away from home as possible.