CHENNAI: A software engineer from Ambattur on his way to United States of America via Dubai was detained at the Chennai airport on Sunday for possession of Satellite phone in his check in baggage.
The passenger Janardhanan was to board the 4 am flight. After finding the satellite phone, CISF personnel stopped his journey and handed him over to the Airport police for investigation.
Police sources said that the techie told authorities that he came from USA in the same airline to Chennai on August 20 with the phone and was not stopped by the authorities.
According to rules, Satellite phones are banned for personal use in India after the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai as per rules set by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and Union home ministry.
Satellite phones are permitted only with specific permission from Department of Telecom, Government of India.
In absence of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued by the DoT, the phones are liable to being confiscated and detention of the user.
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