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A-I probing pilferage of liquor bottles from PM's aircraft

Air-India's vigilance department is investigating the alleged pilferage of liquor bottles from the prime minister's special aircraft by airline staff during a flight abroad, official sources said on Tuesday.

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Updated : Nov 19, 2013, 11:17 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Air-India's vigilance department is investigating the alleged pilferage of liquor bottles from the prime minister's special aircraft by airline staff during a flight abroad, official sources said on Tuesday.

The alleged pilferage occurred when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on an official visit to Germany in April.

Security agencies reported the pilferage of liquor bottles allegedly by the flight crew, including Captain Naresh Kumar Beri.

The agencies said the incident occurred when the prime minister was flying to Berlin after attending a business summit in Hanover.

The Special Protection Group found the seal of one of the cabinets on board broken. Though nothing was planted there, some bottles of whisky were found missing.

Taking strong exception to the delay in vigilance probe by Air-India, Civil Aviation Secretary Ajay Prasad has taken the management to task for the "serious security lapse that took place on a VVIP flight in April 2006".

In a letter to Air-India, he castigated the management for not sending a note on the issue to the ministry even after two months of the incident, saying this "is indicative of the fact that such matters are not taken seriously by the Air-India management".

Airline sources said the vigilance report would be available shortly and "stern action" would be taken.

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