Pax Loses 5 lakhs at airport - Blames Customs

By Vijay Kumar

THE Ahmedabad Mirror reported yesterday that a passenger who flew into the Ahmedabad airport on December 12 lost his wallet in the airport and he blames the Customs.

His complaint states, "I flew in on December 12. After landing at Ahmedabad Airport, I was clearing the Customs check. I had put my wallet in a tray for scanning. After clearing the check, I picked up my luggage and went home. It was only after reaching home that I realized I had failed to pick up my wallet. I immediately went back to the airport to retrieve it but the officials could not find it."

He filed an application with the Customs department to be allowed to check the CCTV footage of the luggage scanning area so that he could figure out who took his wallet. He claims the department did not give him permission. It seems the Police checked the CCTV footage from the airport but discovered that the luggage scanning area has no CCTV cameras installed.

The Customs Commissioner is reported to have said, "I am not aware of a passenger losing his wallet at the Customs clearance counter and filing an application with the police. But the department will fully cooperate with the probe."