Overview

• The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) issued a directive on May 9, temporarily expanding the CISF's role to include cargo and in-line baggage screening at civil airports until May 18.
• CISF personnel are now authorized to conduct random security checks, manage access controls, and oversee private security staff at critical airport facilities.
• Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is on high alert, with CISF canceling all leaves and recalling personnel to duty.
• India's Ministry of Civil Aviation has heightened surveillance at 69 airports, issuing NOTAMs for 20 key hubs and implementing stricter screening and access protocols.
• The measures follow the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent cross-border strikes, with Indian authorities intercepting multiple attempted drone and missile strikes from Pakistan.