Air India Express passenger fires during weapon check at Varanasi airport, 2 injured
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- Times of Indiaseen 16 Aug, 19:10headline rewritten
‘He said it was unloaded’: 2 screeners recall Varanasi airport ‘accidental’ firing incident'He said pistol was unloaded': Injured staff on Varanasi airport firing incident - newindianexpress.comseen 18 Aug, 10:27headline rewritten
Licensed pistol goes off during security screening at Varanasi airport, two injuredLicensed pistol 'accidentally discharges' during security screening at Varanasi airport, two injured - hindustantimes.comseen 19 Aug, 11:11headline rewritten
Guns on planes: what the rulebook says, and how it got writtenGun goes off at Varanasi airport: How a hijacking, a bomb blast and IC-814 prompted India's aviation rulebook
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Sun, 16 August 2026
7 reports- Times of India06:20first to report
- newindianexpress.com07:05edited after publishingLicensed pistol 'accidentally discharges' during security screening at Varanasi airport, two injured
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Licensed pistol goes off during security screening at Varanasi airport, two injuredNEW DELHI: Two screening personnel were injured at Varanasi airport on Sunday morning after a pistol carried by a passenger on an Air India Express flight was a
- Times of India07:33
Two security screeners were injured at Varanasi airport on Sunday morning. A passenger's licensed pistol accidentally discharged during a routine weapons check. The incident occurred while the passenger was preparing to board a flight to Mumbai. Both injured personnel received immediate medical treatment for their wounds. Local police are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the accidental discharge.
- outlookindia.com07:54Air India Express Passenger Fires Gun During Weapons Check, Injuring 2 Screeners At Varanasi Airport
A passenger travelling to Mumbai accidentally discharged a licensed firearm during a weapons check at Varanasi airport
- prokerala.com09:55
Two security officials were injured at Varanasi airport on Sunday after a bullet was accidentally fired from a licensed pistol belonging to a passenge....
- Times of India13:23edited after publishing
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‘He said it was unloaded’: 2 screeners recall Varanasi airport ‘accidental’ firing incidentTwo cargo screeners were injured when a passenger's pistol accidentally discharged during security checks. The passenger claimed the weapon was unloaded before he pressed the trigger to show them. One screener sustained an injury to his left hand, while the other was hit in both legs. The incident occurred at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport while boarding a flight to Mumbai.
- freepressjournal.in16:06
Former Mumbai corporator Kamlesh Rai was detained at Varanasi Airport after his licensed 7.62 mm pistol accidentally fired during mandatory screening, injuring two security personnel. Rai was travelling to Mumbai with his wife and had declared the firearm and 21 live cartridges.
Mon, 17 August 2026
2 reports- heraldgoa.in04:00
Two airport security personnel were injured after a licensed pistol carried by a passenger accidentally discharged during mandatory security screening at Lal
- hindustantimes.com10:30edited after publishing
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Guns on planes: what the rulebook says, and how it got writtenFollowing the Varanasi airport incident, here’s how India and the US regulate the transportation of legal firearms on flights.