Bengaluru: Two men have been arrested in separate incidents for allegedly soliciting money from passengers walking out of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). One of them, Modela Venkata Dinesh Kumar of Vijayawada, is a repeat offender, police said. Another is Prateek Bhatia from Odisha, according to KIA police.“Dinesh Kumar was caught for similar act in Feb this year. Then, he was let off with a warning. However, on Oct 15, he was found allegedly soliciting money from passengers in the Terminal 2 departure area, while wearing religious attire and a face mask. Next day, we detained Prateek outside Terminal 1 while trying to fleece money,” a police officer said.Both were arrested and released on station bail. A fortnight back, police had arrested a Delhi-based man Ameen on similar charges.
