Air India Express passenger 'accidentally' fires during security check at Varanasi airport, 2 injured

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<button type="button" class="ZW6JD " disabled="">Post Comment</button></p> <p class="swnca">Be respectful · <a href="https://www.indiatimes.com/termsandcondition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="gkv0P">TOI community guidelines</a></p> </div> <p><span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="7"/>Rai was carrying a licensed pistol. During the security check, the weapon accidentally fired while it and its ammunition were being inspected, police said.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="11"/>The bullet hit a female security staffer in the leg and another person nearby on the thumb, injuring both.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="13"/>After receiving information about the incident, senior police officers, including the DCP Gomti Zone and ACP Pindra, reached the airport.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="15"/>Police said the site is being inspected and details of the incident are being collected. 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!important;font-size:16px !important;line-height:1 !important;font-weight:700 !important;text-transform:uppercase !important; }.tdi_142 input[type=text], .tdi_142 textarea{ font-family: var(--downtown-sans-serif-font) !important;font-size:14px !important;line-height:1.4 !important;font-weight:500 !important; }.tdi_142 .comment-form-cookies-consent label, .tdi_142 .logged-in-as, .tdi_142 .logged-in-as a, .tdi_142 .td-closed-comments{ font-family: var(--downtown-serif-font) !important;font-size:15px !important;font-weight:500 !important; }@media (min-width: 767px) { .tdb-comm-layout2 form, .tdb-comm-layout4 form { margin: 0 -10px; } .tdb-comm-layout2 .logged-in-as, .tdb-comm-layout4 .logged-in-as, .tdb-comm-layout2 .comment-form-input-wrap, .tdb-comm-layout4 .comment-form-input-wrap, .tdb-comm-layout2 .form-submit, .tdb-comm-layout4 .form-submit, .tdb-comm-layout2 .comment-respond p, .tdb-comm-layout4 .comment-respond p { padding: 0 10px; } .tdb-comm-layout2 .td-form-author, .tdb-comm-layout2 .td-form-email { float: left; width: 33.3333%; } .tdb-comm-layout2 .td-form-url { width: 33.3333%; } .tdb-comm-layout2 .td-form-url { float: left; } .tdb-comm-layout4 .td-form-author, .tdb-comm-layout4 .td-form-email { float: left; width: 50%; } .tdb-comm-layout3 .td-form-author, .tdb-comm-layout5 .td-form-author, .tdb-comm-layout3 .td-form-email { margin-right: 2%; } }@media (max-width: 767px) { .tdb-comm-layout3 .td-form-author, .tdb-comm-layout3 .td-form-email, .tdb-comm-layout3 .td-form-url, .tdb-comm-layout5 .td-form-author, .tdb-comm-layout5 .td-form-email { flex: 0 0 100%; } } /* portrait */ @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1018px){ .tdi_142 .td-comments-title a, .tdi_142 .td-comments-title span{ font-family: var(--downtown-sans-serif-font) !important;font-size:16px !important;font-weight:700 !important; }.tdi_142 cite{ font-family: var(--downtown-sans-serif-font) !important;font-size:15px !important;line-height:1.2 !important;font-weight:700 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