Delhi NCR

Home secretary’s meeting on immigration process lapses at Delhi airport postponed

Published by
PTI

A meeting called by the home ministry on Tuesday with Air India and other stakeholders to discuss the incident of alleged procedural lapses that resulted in three Italian passengers taking a connecting flight from the Delhi airport without completing immigration process has been postponed, according to sources.

The incident happened on September 4 when the three passengers had taken a flight from Amritsar to Delhi and subsequently boarded a Lufthansa flight from Delhi to Munich. However, they did not complete the immigration process at the Delhi airport.

To discuss the incident, a meeting chaired by Home Secretary Govind Mohan was scheduled for Tuesday.

Also Read: Delhi Traffic Police orders measures to ease congestion on Modi Mill-Kalkaji corridor

The sources said the meeting has been postponed. The reason for the postponement could not be ascertained.

On Monday, sources had said Secretary and Additional Secretary at the civil aviation ministry, Director of Intelligence Bureau, Additional Secretary (UT and Foreigners) at the home ministry, Bureau of Immigration (BoI) Commissioner, Air India CEO and Delhi airport CEO were expected to attend the meeting.

PTI

Published by
PTI

Recent Posts

Worms in flour, diluted milk: JNU hostel mess complaints mount

Students at Narmada, Shipra and Sutluj say complaints over basic facilities often go unresolved

October 5, 2026

Delhi govt holds PG owners’ meet to frame student accommodation safety rules

Delhi framed safety rules for student housing as Education Minister Ashish Sood met PG owners…

October 5, 2026

Woman Anganwadi worker shot dead at shop in Delhi’s Sultanpur Dabas, relative arrested

An Anganwadi worker was shot dead at her shop in Delhi's Sultanpur Dabas; police arrested…

October 5, 2026

Two associates of Rashid ‘Cablewala’ held after shootout in Delhi’s Bhajanpura

Delhi Police arrested two associates of gangster 'Cablewala' after a shootout in Usmanpur following a…

October 5, 2026

“Counter Poetry”: Pinaki Ranjan Mohanty’s changing Chilika

Art Centrix Space’s ‘Counter Poetry’ explores Chilika Lake’s changing landscape through Pinaki Ranjan Mohanty’s sculptures…

October 5, 2026

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta launches cashless healthcare scheme for DJB pensioners

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta launched a cashless healthcare scheme for DJB pensioners, eliminating upfront payments…

October 5, 2026