A 68-year-old Canadian woman with a passion for shooting sports, found herself in trouble after she was caught with
38 live cartridges at the city airport. She was arrested and remanded in police custody. A case was registered against her under the Arms Act, the police said.
According to sources, the incident took place on Tuesday when the accused, Irene Mathias, was on her way to London in a British Airways flight.
During the security check, MIAL security officials found bullet like objects in one of her baggage.
“On further check, 38 live cartridges were found from the bag,” said the source. Mathias came to India five days ago.
Initially, Mathias pleaded ignorance. “She told that since she plays lots of gun sports, the bullet might have possibly packed into her bag by mistake,” says senior police inspector Ravindra Patil of Sahar police station. Sources said considering her age, the cops did not keep her in the lockup.
