# Monkey skull found in passenger’s hand baggage at Delhi airport 2026-08-12T19:06:43+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet CISF personnel at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport found a suspected monkey skull concealed in a passenger's hand baggage during security screening on August 10. The passenger, who was flying from Delhi to Hyderabad, told officials the object was a monkey skull. He was handed over to local police for further action under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Police said the wildlife department's assessment is needed to confirm the object's identity and whether carrying it violates the law. The skull has been seized. Officials are investigating whether the skull was meant for ritual purposes or for trafficking animal artefacts. Similar seizures have occurred at the airport before, including a deer head and a baby crocodile head. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: CISF, Delhi airport, monkey skull, smuggling, wildlife protection Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/monkey-skull-found-in-passengers-hand-baggage-at-delhi-airport/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/monkey-skull-found-in-passengers-hand-baggage-at-delhi-airport/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.