Chinese teen held at Chennai airport after using fake ticket to see off girlfriend

The 19-year-old reportedly told CISF personnel he had 'cancelled' his trip but officials checked his ticket and found it to be fake.
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CHENNAI: A 19-year-old Chinese was detained for questioning on Wednesday at the airport here after he was found allegedly possessing a fake air ticket, police said.

The man used the fake ticket to enter the airport to see off his Hong Kong-bound girlfriend in the morning and was nabbed by CISF personnel who questioned him when he tried to exit, the police said.

The man reportedly told them he had 'cancelled' his trip but officials checked his ticket and found it to be fake, they said.

Following this, he was handed over to the airport police, they said. The Chinese national was employed near here, police said without elaborating.

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