02-10-2004, 09:46 PM
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_567240,0008.htm
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Press Trust of India
Kochi, February 10
A cabin crew member of Indian Airlines, who allegedly took a photograph of Priyanka Vadra and Rahul Gandhi inside a Dornier aircraft when they were on their way to Lakshadweep on December 30, has been sacked.
Flight purser Mohammad Basheer was a contract employee attached to the IA here.
IA sources said Basheer was sacked last week, after an internal inquiry proved that he was responsible for taking the photograph of the Gandhi family inside the flight using his mobile phone camera. According to civil aviation rules, photography on flights is not allowed.
Basheer has admitted taking the photograph, sources added.
The photograph had appeared in a Malayalam newspaper here and in some other papers outside the state.
Congress president and Opposition leader, Sonia Gandhi, had complained to the Civil Aviation Minister regarding the photograph, following which the inquiry was ordered.
<b>Flight purser sacked for taking snaps of Priyanka, Rahul </b> <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> Press Trust of India
Kochi, February 10
A cabin crew member of Indian Airlines, who allegedly took a photograph of Priyanka Vadra and Rahul Gandhi inside a Dornier aircraft when they were on their way to Lakshadweep on December 30, has been sacked.
Flight purser Mohammad Basheer was a contract employee attached to the IA here.
IA sources said Basheer was sacked last week, after an internal inquiry proved that he was responsible for taking the photograph of the Gandhi family inside the flight using his mobile phone camera. According to civil aviation rules, photography on flights is not allowed.
Basheer has admitted taking the photograph, sources added.
The photograph had appeared in a Malayalam newspaper here and in some other papers outside the state.
Congress president and Opposition leader, Sonia Gandhi, had complained to the Civil Aviation Minister regarding the photograph, following which the inquiry was ordered.