Vinod M Jain
Bengaluru Airport security personnel have handed over two repeat offenders to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Police for allegedly soliciting money from passengers in restricted terminal areas on consecutive days.
In the latest incident on Friday,BIAL Landside Security personnel intercepted Prateek Bhatia while he was allegedly approaching incoming passengers and asking them for money in the arrival hall. 
Verification reportedly revealed that he had previously been apprehended for similar activity in the Terminal 2 arrival area.He was subsequently handed over to the KIA Police for further action.
The incident came a day after security personnel detained another repeat offender,Modela Venkata Dinesh Kumar,on October 15.
He was allegedly soliciting money from passengers in the Terminal 2 departure area while wearing religious attire and a face mask.
Airport records reportedly showed that Dinesh Kumar had previously been apprehended for similar unauthorised activity at Terminal 1 on February 26,2026.
Both individuals were handed over to the KIA Police Station for further investigation and action under applicable laws.
Airport authorities have intensified surveillance across terminal areas to curb unauthorised solicitation and prevent passengers from being harassed.
