Overview
- Kandiah Rajagopal, 52, allegedly handed his Virgin Atlantic boarding pass to friend Sharusan Kunasekaran in a Bengaluru airport restroom after both cleared security and immigration.
- Immigration officials grew suspicious when Rajagopal lingered in the departure lounge for about eight hours without a boarding pass, prompting an alert to Virgin Atlantic.
- Rajagopal has been remanded to judicial custody in Bengaluru, has applied for bail, and has requested assistance from the British embassy.
- UK authorities arrested Kunasekaran on arrival at Heathrow for traveling without a valid visa, and he faces deportation.
- The investigating officer criticized airline checks, alleging staff failed to match passports with boarding passes as police filed the case under the 2025 law.