MANGALURU, July 26 -- Alert personnel of the CISF and Mangaluru International Airport on Sunday traced and returned a purse containing USD 10,000, 500 UAE dirhams, a gold ring, an iPhone and other valuables to a passenger who had inadvertently left it behind after arriving from Dubai.
Airport officials said landside security staff member Vittal Hosamani spotted the unattended black purse on a baggage trolley at the lower ground floor parking area at around 6.15 am and immediately alerted the Central Industrial Security Force.
Following the standard operating procedure, the CISF's Quick Response Team secured the area while the airport's Security Operations Control Centre was informed.
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