Why you should be extra careful with your luggage at Delhi airport

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In a shocking incident at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, a passenger fell victim to a baggage theft racket..

The incident shed light on a carefully orchestrated theft operation involving airport loaders..

The police swiftly apprehended six loaders associated with Air India and Vistara airlines, with a seventh person identified as the receiver of the stolen items...

Devesh Kumar Mahla, DCP (IGIA), told TOI, "Six loaders have been arrested while the seventh person is the receiver of the stolen items..

The stolen items recovered from the suspects included 15 pieces of jewelry, a De Grisogono luxury watch, two Apple Air Pods, a pair of expensive sunglasses, and currency notes from five different countries...

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