What was inside the suitcase of IPS officer in the airport security check that made it a 'mutter of grave concern'
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Social media users hardly spare the unconventional stuff that floats around internet. In the course, a tweet by senior IPS officer Arun Bothra, has left social media in stitches.
On Wednesday, Arun Bothra, Transport Commissioner of Odisha, shared a picture of a suitcase filled with green peas.
The commissioner revealed that he was asked to open his suitcase for thorough inspection of his belongings, probably after scanner of security officials spotted something unusual inside.
After opening the suitcase, security officials found loaded fresh peas– bought at Rs40 per kilogram, the IPS officer said.
“Security staff at Jaipur airport asked to open my handbag,” he captioned the picture, adding a poker-face emoji at the end.
Arun Bothra’s post amused social media users and people started a meme fest in the comment section.
Another IAS officer, Awanish Sharan, shared his own experience of carrying vegetables in flights.
Parveen Kaswan, a Forest Service officer, assumed it a case of smuggling peas in a light-hearted tweet.
The incident also inspired several puns.