Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Live Ammunition Found in Passenger's Checked Baggage at Hyderabad Airport
Airport staff found a live bullet in a passenger's checked bag in Hyderabad.
They found it during a security check at about 8 p.m.
on October 5.
The passenger was supposed to fly to Abu Dhabi that evening.
Officials said he could not show papers allowing him to carry the ammunition.
He reportedly said he had picked it up at a shooting range in the United States in May 2025.
Airport staff did not let him board the flight.
They completed required procedures and took him to the airport police outpost with the bullet.
Authorities are expected to look into how it reached the airport and why it was in his bag.
Airport security detected a live round of unknown calibre in a passenger's checked baggage around 8 p.m. on October 5.
The passenger was scheduled to fly from Hyderabad to Abu Dhabi on Etihad Airways flight EY-359.
Officials said the passenger did not provide valid authorisation or documents for possessing the ammunition.
The passenger reportedly said he had picked up the round at a shooting range during a visit to Ashburn, USA, in May 2025.
He was taken off the flight and handed over to the RGIA Police Outpost with the ammunition.
- Who
- A passenger scheduled to travel on Etihad Airways flight EY-359.
- What
- A live round of ammunition of unknown calibre was found in the passenger's checked baggage.
- When
- Around 8 p.m. on October 5; the article describes this as Monday evening.
- Where
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India.
- Why
- The passenger reportedly said he picked up the ammunition at a shooting range in Ashburn, USA, in May 2025; the reason he carried it in his baggage was not established.
- Detection time
- Around 8 p.m. on October 5
- Ammunition
- One live round; calibre unknown
- Scheduled flight
- Etihad Airways EY-359 to Abu Dhabi
- Scheduled departure
- 9:20 p.m.
- Passenger's account
- He reportedly picked up the round at a shooting range in Ashburn, USA, in May 2025.
- Outcome
- The passenger was offloaded and handed over to the RGIA Police Outpost with the ammunition.