Archive · 27 May 2025
Army Man Detained at Coimbatore Airport After Bullet Found
Imagine an army guy named Pradeep was at the Coimbatore airport, getting ready to fly to another city.
When his bag was checked, someone found a bullet inside!
The airport staff contacted the police.
It turns out, Pradeep works with the army and was on his way home from leave.
Army people sometimes keep their bullets and guns for a short period, and Pradeep explained he missed one bullet when he was giving them back.
He was questioned and then allowed to go.
An army man was found with a bullet in his bag at Coimbatore International Airport.
The incident occurred during a routine check by IndiGo Airlines staff.
The army man, G Pradeep Kumar, was traveling to Bengaluru from Coimbatore.
He is an operator in the excavating machinery division of the Indian Army in Dehradun.
The bullet was a 5.56 mm INSAS rifle round.
- Who
- G Pradeep Kumar, an army man
- What
- A bullet was found in the bag of an army man.
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Coimbatore International Airport
- Why
- The bullet was missed during the surrender of weapons and bullets.
- Army Man Name
- G Pradeep Kumar
- Age
- 25
- Army Role
- Operator in the excavating machinery division
- Army Base
- Dehradun
- Location
- Coimbatore International Airport
- Destination
- Bengaluru
- Airline
- IndiGo Airlines
- Bullet Type
- 5. 56 mm INSAS rifle