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Dutch Tourist Arrested at Gwalior Airport Over Banned Garmin GPS

Authorities are probing possible violations of India’s GPS restrictions near Gwalior’s defence sites.

Overview

  • CISF personnel found a Garmin GPS unit during X-ray screening at Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport and handed the passenger to Maharajpura police.
  • Police said the device is restricted in India without Department of Telecommunications approval and seized it after no permission was produced.
  • A case was registered under Section 42(3)(d) of the Telecommunications Act, with the suspect presented before authorities.
  • Intelligence agencies joined the interrogation given the sensitivity of unauthorized navigation equipment in a city with defence installations.
  • Police identified the man as Remco, a Dutch national from The Hague traveling with a tour group for a wedding, who was stopped before a scheduled 4:35 pm departure.