New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) International Airport inauguration ceremony is in the spotlight since videos of masses looking for 'freebies' went viral. Huge crowd gathered at ASR International Airport at Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh during its inauguration on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the opening of one of the largest airport in India on 2 August.

As government celebrated launch of one of India's largest airports spanning 2,200 acres, the locals viewed the occasion as an opportunity to take plants and flag rods home. Many assembled at the premises not to witness the ceremony but to steal plants planted for beautification. Authorities had deployed 5,000 State buses alongside nearly 7,000 private and V...