Overview

• The 63-year-old passenger, identified as Chandrakant Prabhakar Bagal, was flagged during Level 2B screening at Lohegaon on September 19.
• Security recovered an Indian-made revolver, model NP FG 1576, along with five live cartridges from his bag.
• He was booked at Vimantal police station under the Arms Act, with Section 30 referenced, and the case remains under investigation.
• Officials say his licence is valid only within Maharashtra, yet he was set to fly to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on IndiGo flight 6E 672.
• The firearm and ammunition were seized, a notice was issued, and screening officer Sujit Balaji Kagane filed the complaint.