{
  "id": 13410574,
  "title": "Bengaluru police detain man for extorting money from passengers at Kempegowda International Airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/bengaluru-police-detain-man-for-extorting-money-from-passengers-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T12:26:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bengaluru-police-detain-man-for-extorting-money-from-passengers-at-kempegowda-international-airport/article71567513.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, Kempegowda International Airport police apprehended a man for allegedly extorting money from airport passengers. The incident occurred in Terminal 1, where the suspect approached travelers and demanded funds under the guise of seeking emergency assistance. Security personnel detained the individual for questioning once they became aware of his suspicious behavior. Upon examining the accused's mobile phone, the police uncovered evidence of numerous financial transactions and discovered multiple payment scanners that may have been used to receive payments from passengers. The individual, identified as Ameen, had purchased a flight ticket from Bengaluru to Mumbai and was present at the airport well ahead of his scheduled departure. He was allegedly collecting money from passengers near the ticketing area. Based on the preliminary information, it appears that a criminal gang was operating a similar scheme at other airports, including Mumbai, using fraudulent methods to extort money from travelers. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel subsequently transferred Ameen to the Kempegowda International Airport police, who are now investigating the nature of the financial transactions, the motivations behind collecting money from passengers, and whether other individuals were involved in the crime.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}