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Crime
16 Passengers Arrested at Amritsar Airport for Using Fake Sharjah Tickets
✍️ Amar Ujala · Punjab
🗓 16 Oct 2026, 09:45 AM
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Sixteen travelers were detained at Amritsar’s Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport after authorities discovered their Sharjah-bound tickets were counterfeit.
At Amritsar’s Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, security officials flagged a group of passengers as they approached the check‑in area.
When the travellers presented their boarding passes for a flight to Sharjah, airport staff found the documents to be counterfeit.
The 16 passengers were immediately taken into custody by the airport security and handed over to the local police for further investigation.
Airport authorities said they would cooperate fully with the police and that no injuries were reported.
When the travellers presented their boarding passes for a flight to Sharjah, airport staff found the documents to be counterfeit.
The 16 passengers were immediately taken into custody by the airport security and handed over to the local police for further investigation.
Airport authorities said they would cooperate fully with the police and that no injuries were reported.