Student stopped at Bengaluru Airport for having Bhatkal roots

June 11, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal - In a reproachful act, officers at Bengaluru Airport stopped a youth from boarding a Dubai-bound Air Arabia flight just on the grounds that he was a native of Bhatkal. Arsalan Kazi, a student of Jamia Islamia Bhatkal, had reached Bangalore Airport Wednesday morning to board a UAE flight to spend his vacations with his parents in Dubai. After collecting the boarding pass, when he reached custom officers, they saw his passport and being a native of Bhatkal started interrogating him asking him questions related to Yasin Bhatkal. When he said that he has no knowledge, the officers asked him to wait citing reason of an issue in passport thereby causing him to miss his flight. This incident has drawn criticism from many community organizations in Bhatkal and Coastal Karnataka. Minister of State for Health Mr. U T Khader also condemned the act. - ARF