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British Passenger Evades Immigration at Delhi Airport, Citywide Search Underway

The escape has triggered a multi-agency search that remains unresolved.

Overview

  • Police and airport security say the passenger, identified as Fitz Patrick, arrived from Bangkok on October 28 on Air India flight AI 333 and missed his London connection AI 117.
  • CCTV review indicates he scaled the arrival e-visa counter, exited via arrival gate number four, and boarded an Air India SATS staff ferry bus toward the city.
  • Delhi Police have registered a case and formed teams using technical and human intelligence, with questioning of relevant officials underway.
  • Officials have not confirmed whether he held a valid Indian visa or whether his luggage was located, and he remains untraced more than a week later.
  • Separately on Friday, Delhi Airport reported an air traffic control technical issue causing flight delays across multiple airlines.