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19-year-old Chinese uses fake ticket to see off girlfriend, held at Chennai airport

PTI
Published : Jun 19, 2019, 5:15 pm IST
Updated : Jun 19, 2019, 5:15 pm IST

The foreigner reportedly told the personnel he had 'cancelled' his trip but the officials checked his ticket and found it to be fake.

Following this, he was handed over to the airport police. (Photo: File)
 Following this, he was handed over to the airport police. (Photo: File)

Chennai: A 19-year-old Chinese national was detained for questioning Wednesday at the airport here after he was found allegedly possessing a fake air ticket, police said.

The man used the fake ticket to enter the airport to see off his Hong Kong-bound girlfriend in the morning and was nabbed by the CISF personnel who questioned him when he tried to exit, the police said.

The foreigner reportedly told the personnel he had 'cancelled' his trip but the officials checked his ticket and found it to be fake, they said.

Following this, he was handed over to the airport police, they said. The Chinese national was employed near here, police said without elaborating.

Tags: chennai airport
Location: India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai (Madras)