Kochi: UK native Aron David (41) was arrested by Nedumbassery police on Wednesday after he tried to manhandle the CISF personnel at the Cochin international airport who tried to remove a prohibited article which he carried in his baggage.
Aron arrived at the airport to proceed to Thiruvananthapuram by an Indigo flight and when his baggage was subjected to screening, an automatic cigarette lamp was detected. When the CISF official tried to remove the lamp, Aron tried to manhandle him.
Aron also tried to manhandle the constables at the Nedumbassery station when he was brought to the station. Later he was put in a cell with high security. He is expected to be produced in the court after a medical examination to verify whether he uses drugs.
There were three other foreigners with him, who left the airport after the ruckus. Aron had arrived at Nedumbassery from Mumbai the other day. Verification of his passport showed that he had come to India on visiting visa several times. The intelligence agencies are to investigate the purpose of his visits.
