Delhi Police in a fix over lodging FIR in Kalam frisking case

New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) Delhi Police seems to be in a
state of confusion on lodging a case against officials of
Continental Airlines for frisking former President A P J Abdul
Kalam though government said an FIR has already been
registered.

A senior police official said a case is yet to be
registered in connection with the three-month-old incident
which created an uproar in the country, with political leaders
raising the issue in Parliament.

However, the Civil Aviation Ministry has said in a
statement on July 21 that the Bureau of Civil Aviation
Security (BCAS) has registered an FIR on the matter with the
Station House Officer of IGI Airport Police Station.

In its complaint, the BCAS has said that an enquiry found
that the staff had wrongfully carried out pre- embarkation
body check of Kalam under the direction of airlines'
Security-in-charge, Country Director and Station Manager.

The BCAS also said the body check was in gross violation
of a BCAS circular which exempt specified VVIPS and VIPs from
pre-embarkation checks.

"The BCAS has registered an FIR with the SHO, IGI Airport
Police Station, against all the concerned staff of the
Continental Airlines under Section 11A of Aircraft Act, 1934
for willful violation of the directions issued by BCAS," the
statement said.

However, police officials said the circular was not
covered by the Act and they are now exploring ways how to
tackle the issue. PTI