Bhubaneswar, May 22 -- What began as a routine airport security screening eventually turned into a prolonged legal and personal ordeal for a Madhya Pradesh businessman. In a striking case of alleged procedural failure, packets of everyday Indian spices were mistaken for narcotics, leading to his arrest and 57 days in jail before forensic investigations cleared him completely.

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According to court records and multiple media reports, businessman Ajay Singh was travelling from Bhopal to Delhi on May 7, 2010, before boarding a flight to Malaysia. During baggage screening at Raja Bhoj Airport, an Explosive Trace Detector (ET...