Varanasi, Aug. 16 -- Two security screeners were injured on Sunday morning at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi after a round was discharged during a mandatory weapons inspection, airport authorities confirmed.

The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 AM ahead of Air India Express flight IX-1810 to Mumbai. The passenger, who was travelling alongside his wife, had declared carrying a licensed firearm before boarding as required by aviation guidelines.

While security personnel from the Airport Authority of India Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited (AAICLAS) were inspecting the declared firearm, a bullet was fired, directly injuring two screeners on duty.

Both injured AAICLAS staff members were rushe...