Archive · 28 Jul 2025
CISF Responds to Editor's Airport Entry Complaint
Imagine two friends, both journalists, were going on a trip.
Their tickets had a small mistake in their names.
At the airport, one friend was allowed in, but the other was stopped because of the mistake.
The editor of The Wire shared this story online, suggesting unfair treatment.
The CISF, who are in charge of airport security, saw the post and asked for more information to look into what happened.
The journalists were on their way to a book launch.
CISF responded to a social media post by The Wire’s editor, Siddharth Varadarajan.
Varadarajan alleged differential treatment at an airport due to a spelling error on a flight ticket.
A travel agent misspelled names on tickets for a Delhi-Kochi flight.
One journalist with a misspelled name was allowed entry; the other was denied.
The journalists were traveling to Kochi for a book launch.
- Who
- Siddharth Varadarajan, Ziya Us Salam, CISF officials.
- What
- An incident involving a spelling error on flight tickets and differential treatment at an airport.
- When
- The incident was reported and CISF responded on Monday.
- Where
- At an airport, on a flight from Delhi to Kochi.
- Why
- The reason for the differing treatment is implied to be due to the misspelling.
The Wire Editor's Claim
CISF Response
Airport Entry
The Wire Editor's Claim
Discrepancy in entry to airport based on misspelling and perceived bias.
CISF Response
The provided articles don't mention counter arguments.
- Involved Parties
- Siddharth Varadarajan, Ziya Us Salam, CISF
- Location
- Airport (Delhi to Kochi)
- Event
- Book launch in Kochi
- Allegation
- Differential treatment based on name misspelling