New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) A Patna-bound passenger was held by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport for allegedly carrying 17 live bullets without authorisation, officials said Wednesday.

The bullets of 7.53-mm caliber were recovered from the passenger's handbag around 8 am Tuesday, they said.

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The man was supposed to board an Indigo airlines flight to Patna.

As carrying arms and ammunition is banned and because the passenger could not furnish a government authorisation to carry them, he was handed over to the local police that booked him under sections of the Arms Act, they said.

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The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is tasked to secure and provide a counterterrorist cover to Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

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