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<\/div>\nThe man was apprehended by Central Industrial Security Force personnel and handed over to Delhi police<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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A man scaled the perimeter wall of the Delhi airport and reached the runway before being apprehended, in a serious security breach during a high alert in the national capital due to the ongoing Republic Day celebrations, official sources said Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), responsible for securing the “hypersensitive” Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, has suspended a head constable on charges of dereliction of duty.<\/p>\n
The intruder, who was found to be intoxicated, was first spotted on the runway by the pilot of an Air India flight around 11:30 pm on Saturday, they said.<\/p>\n
The pilot informed the Air Traffic Control (ATC) which directed the CISF to pursue the intruder.<\/p>\n
The man hailing from Haryana was apprehended by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and handed over to the Delhi Police, they said.<\/p>\n
The paramilitary force launched an inquiry into the serious security breach at the “hypersensitive” civil aviation facility and has suspended a head constable who was on duty that day, the sources told PTI.<\/p>\n
The “alarming” incident came during the high-alert sounded by security agencies for the ongoing Republic Day celebrations with special measures to check sabotage activities in view of the extreme cold weather and accompanying fog, a senior officer said.<\/p>\n
Republic Day celebrations will culminate with the Beating Retreat ceremony on Monday.<\/p>\n
The CISF provides a counter-terrorist security cover to the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and is responsible for securing its perimeter wall too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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