A clip that surfaced on social media on Tuesday (April 9) showed how a group of 30 men who reached near the exit point of the Lucknow airport escaped in a dramatic fashion. Shockingly, even the guards on duty did not stop the men from escaping.
In a strange incident, about 30 gold smugglers got an “open exit” when they arrived at Lucknow Airport and the smugglers made the most of it by escaping from the airport with the gold. Days after the incident came to light, the CCTV footage of the gold smugglers running away even as the security guards stood spectator has gone viral on social media.
A clip that surfaced on social media on Tuesday (April 9) showed how a group of 30 men who reached near the exit point of the Lucknow airport escaped in a dramatic fashion. Shockingly, even the guards on duty did not stop the men from escaping.
लखनऊ एयरपोर्ट से 30 सोना तस्कर भाग गये. तस्करों के एयरपोर्ट गेट से भागने का सीसीटीवी फुटेज देखिए.
गेट पर तैनात सुरक्षाकर्मियों ने तस्करों को रोकने की भी कोशिश नहीं की.
VC-@MartandMs pic.twitter.com/1EYtWHRY21— Priya singh (@priyarajputlive) April 9, 2024
The incident that has shocked the airport authorities
Days back, 36 gold smugglers were held by the airport authorities at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. However, in a dramatic scene, 30 of the 36 gold smugglers held escaped from the airport, as the video shows.
The airport suspected that some officers were hand in gloves with the smugglers with made their escape possible. The airport transferred 8 officers who were at Lucknow Airport after the incident.