Power bank in shape of hand grenade lands passenger in trouble at Delhi airport

NEW DELHI: A passenger travelling in a GoAir flight would have never thought that he would have to go through a gruelling interrogation for just carrying a power bank. The ordeal of the passenger began when he was stopped from boarding the Delhi to Ahmedabad flight after a hand grenade like article was found in his luggage on Tuesday.

Upon investigation, it was found that the object was not anything bomb but a power bank which looked like a hand grenade. 

After interrogation, the passenger was later allowed to board the flight. "One passenger, who was scheduled to travel from Delhi to Ahmedabad, was a carrying hand grenade-shaped power bank on Tuesday", a GoAir spokesperson said. 

The incident took place at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi. 

While some on social media got angry, others laughed it off

A similar incident had taken place in September 2017 when a power bank had caused a minor scare at the Indigo domestic cargo terminal at Delhi's IGI airport. During the screening of a consignment, a suspicious image was detected. During investigation it was found that the object was a power bank covered in clay.