72-year-old who went missing from Delhi airport traced to Ghaziabad, sent to home quarantine for 14 days

New Delhi: A 72-year-old man, who went missing from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here upon his arrival from Kazakhstan, was traced to Ghaziabad and sent to home quarantine for 14 days, police said on Sunday.

Harjeet Singh, an occupant of Dilshad Garden, showed up in Delhi on flight number AI 1916 from Almaty in Kazakhstan on Saturday and disappeared from the passage door of the screening corridor at Terminal-3 of the IGI air terminal, they said. 

The police were educated about it by the Yamuna Vihar sub-divisional justice's (SDM) staff. 

They said Singh intentionally skirted the screening technique, following



which he was to be institutionally isolated, as per rules gave by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). 

A case was enlisted under the applicable segments of the Indian Penal Code and Epidemic Act, a senior cop said.

During the investigation, it was revealed that the mobile phone number and address given by the passenger on arrival were not in use. With the help of CCTV footage, the vehicle in which Singh left the airport was identified, the officer said.

With the help of the registration number and electronic surveillance, Singh was traced to Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, and sent to home quarantine for 14 days by the authority concerned, he added.