Ahmedabad: Mentally ill man wanders into restricted area of airport

  • | Monday | 12th August, 2019

A 25-year-old mentally challenged man was apprehended by CISF jawans for jumping over the boundary wall of a restricted area at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. A case of trespassing has been lodged against the man. Acting on the information, a team was sent to spot and the man was nabbed. He got inside airport premises by jumping the TW-20 boundary wall. During investigation, the CISF realised that the accused was mentally ill since he could not talk properly, nor could he remember where his residence was.

A 25-year-old mentally challenged man was apprehended by CISF jawans for jumping over the boundary wall of a restricted area at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. He was later handed over to Ahmedabad local police for further probe. A case of trespassing has been lodged against the man. Recalling the incident CISF inspector Hanumanlal Kasodiya said, "On Friday morning at around 9.45 am, the control room got a message regarding a man in a red t-shirt entering the restricted area of the aiport." Acting on the information, a team was sent to spot and the man was nabbed. During primary interrogation, the accused revealed himself as Soka Poushalsind, 25, a resident of Uttar Pradesh. He got inside airport premises by jumping the TW-20 boundary wall. During investigation, the CISF realised that the accused was mentally ill since he could not talk properly, nor could he remember where his residence was. 'A complaint has been lodged with the airport police under IPC section 447 on Saturday and the accused was handover to them for further investigation," said an official. Meanwhile, Nirajkumar Badgujjar, DCP Zone-4 said, "We have admitted him in a hospital for treatment." Badgujjar further said, "Once he recovers, we will get more details about him. Meanwhile, we are also trying to search for his relatives in Ahmedabad."

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