A passenger&rsquo;s licensed pistol &ldquo;accidentally&rdquo; went off during a security screening at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/mumbai-bound-passengers-licensed-pistol-goes-off-2-personnel-injured-23645078" rel="nofollow">Varanasi airport</a> on Sunday morning, leaving two personnel injured, officials said.
Both screening personnel, one injured in the leg and the other in the thumb, were shifted to the New Lakshmi Trauma Centre here and were undergoing treatment.
The incident occurred at around 9.30 am, when the passenger, who was scheduled to fly to Mumbai on an <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/air-india-air-india-express-to-screen-all-pilots-after-phuket-delhi-incident-23644654" rel="nofollow">Air India</a> Express flight, declared a licensed firearm at the check-in counter.
According to the officials, the passenger was identified as Kamlesh Kedarnath Rai, a resident of Azamgarh district. He has been detained for investigation, the civil aviation ministry said.
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