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Bengaluru Airport on High Alert Amid Mpox Outbreak: Testing and 21-Day Quarantine for Passengers

15 Sep 2024

Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru has set up monkeypox testing kiosks for international passengers, particularly those arriving from African countries. Passengers displaying symptoms of the virus will be required to undergo a 21-day quarantine. This precautionary measure comes in the wake of a confirmed case in Haryana, where the patient...

Cab Driver Killed by Friend Over Loan Dispute at Bengaluru Airport

12 Jul 2024

Bengaluru police suspect that a cab driver and his friend were drunk when they began arguing. A 37-year-old cab driver, Lokesh, was allegedly murdered by his friend, Mutturaj, in the parking area of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Tuesday night over a financial dispute. Lokesh was from J P Nagar,...

Woman passenger alleges that she was asked to remove her shirt during security check.

04 Jan 2023

Describing the incident as 'humiliating', a female traveller alleged that she was forced to strip during the security check at Bengaluru's Kempegowda international airport. The woman later took to Twitter saying that the incident had gotten her unwanted attention

Passenger held with ‘heroin’ at airport in Bengaluru

20 Nov 2022

At the Kempegowda international airport in Bengaluru, customs officers arrested a passenger on Friday for allegedly travelling with drugs. The suspect came from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, and more research is being done. The accused was allegedly carrying 1926 grammes of "heroin" concealed within layers of a carton box that was...