VARANASI: A Chinese national was stopped from boarding a Kolkata-bound flight and taken into police custody following recovery of a satellite phone from his possession at

on Monday.

SSP Anand Kulkarni said that after catching him at the airport, the CISF handed over him to Phoolpur police and he is being interrogated.

The Chinese national had reached airport to board Varanasi-Kolkata Indigo flight E716. The CISF personnel found a satellite phone during the frisking and took him into custody.