Mumbai : An Indian national was detained at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here on Sunday for carrying pictures of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, lone surviving 9/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab and Pakistani Mujaheddin leader Masood Azhar on his mobile phone.
According to reports, the 27-year-old man from Bihar misplaced his mobile at the airport. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) found his phone and while browsing through the gadget, found the ?objectionable? pictures.
“CISF found the objectionable photographs in a mobile phone, which the man claims to be his. The phone had pictures of terrorists Masood Azhar, Kasab, Dawood and the Taj Mahal Hotel in flames during Mumbai terror attacks,? said a senior police official.
?The man could not come up with proper answers when asked the reasons for carrying those pictures. He has been handed over to the city police for interrogation,? the official added.
The man was about to board an Air India flight to Saudi Arabia?s Jeddah when he was detained.
According to latest reports, Mumbai Police sources said the man is possibly not aware of the consequences of carrying such images.
?We are still interrogating him. His statements have been recorded. It seems, the man was not aware of the consequences of carrying such photos in the mobile,? said police sources.