# Varanasi airport pistol discharge accused released on bail 2026-08-17T16:28:34+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Kamlesh Kedarnath Rai, whose licensed pistol accidentally discharged at Varanasi's Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport on Sunday, was released on bail on Monday. Police had booked him under sections 125 and 125 of the BNS for causing hurt endangering life or personal safety. Both sections are bailable, said SHO Rajeev Kumar Singh. The incident occurred around 9.30 am when Rai, scheduled to fly to Mumbai, declared his firearm at the check-in counter. He was escorted to a designated screening area where, during inspection, a round accidentally discharged. The projectile ricocheted and injured two screening staff, Rohit Raj and Suman Kumari, who are undergoing treatment. Hindustan Times reports that preliminary investigation found the magazine had been removed but one round remained in the chamber, and the trigger was pressed accidentally. Deccan Chronicle, in an editorial, called the incident a wake-up call for aviation security, questioning why a passenger with a firearm could pass through crowded check-in areas and arguing that CISF should take possession of firearms outside the airport complex. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - deccanchronicle.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T18:11:55+00:00. Tags: Kamlesh Kedarnath Rai, Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/man-with-licensed-pistol-that-fired-at-varanasi-airport-gets-bail/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/man-with-licensed-pistol-that-fired-at-varanasi-airport-gets-bail/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/