BELAGAVI: A day after four youth of a madarasa were detained for trespassing into the Sambra airport, the Islamic school stated they entered the airport premises after security personnel told them “to come inside”. Sources in the police department also agreed that the students were innocent.
The detained youths were released after the police got an undertaking from the madarasa that such an incident would not be repeated in future. The madarasa authorities told Express that 12 students from the school had gone there twice to see aircraft flying.
Since they knew that entering the airport premises without permission was an offence, they formed six groups of two each and climbed on each others’ shoulders to see the place landing at 6.30 am. After having breakfast, they returned at 10.30 am and were found by the security. Security personnel rushed to the place from inside and “told them to get in by jumping the 12-feet high wall”, the sources said.
The airport authority, after a thorough inquiry for about 4-5 hours handed over them to the police who inquired not only about them but about the religious school they are studying in and their families.
As the youths had not filed any complaint against the security officials, the police cannot file a case, sources added.