Archive · 20 Aug 2026
CISF Finds ₹68.53 Lakh Unaccounted Cash At Delhi Airport
CISF officers at Delhi airport noticed that one passenger was behaving suspiciously.
They checked the passenger’s baggage more carefully.
The search found ₹29.39 lakh in cash.
Officers then checked CCTV cameras and found another passenger travelling with him.
A further search found more cash.
Together, the two passengers had ₹68.53 lakh.
Officials said the money was unaccounted for.
The passengers and the cash were handed to Income Tax officials for investigation.
CISF personnel detected ₹68.53 lakh in unaccounted cash from two passengers at Delhi airport.
The passengers were travelling to Guwahati and planned to continue onward to Agartala.
Suspicion began after behavioural observation at the Random X-BIS unit.
CCTV footage helped identify a second passenger travelling with the first.
Both passengers, their baggage, cash and travel documents were handed to Income Tax officials.
- Who
- Central Industrial Security Force personnel and two passengers travelling together.
- What
- CISF detected ₹68.53 lakh in unaccounted cash during baggage screening.
- When
- August 20, 2026.
- Where
- Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
- Why
- A passenger attracted attention through behavioural observation, prompting detailed screening and a CCTV review that led officers to the second passenger.
- Cash detected
- ₹68.53 lakh
- Initial passenger’s cash
- ₹29.39 lakh
- Passengers’ route
- Guwahati, with onward travel to Agartala
- Detection method
- Behavioural observation, baggage screening and CCTV analysis
- Initial screening location
- Random X-BIS unit at the airport
- Authority receiving the case
- Income Tax officials
- Items handed over
- Cash, baggage and relevant travel documents