Major Security lapse at Delhi Airport, 3 Italian nationals left without immigration

In a major Lapse 3 Italian passengers bypassed border controls due to a systemic failure spanning passenger segregation, transit handling, and gate-level document checks. Upon landing from Amritsar with domestic ('D') boarding passes, the three travelers were not separated from outbound international flows by Air India ground personnel. In direct violation of five mandatory Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) provisions, airline staff permitted the group to walk directly into the Terminal 3 International Transfer Area rather than escorting them to Bureau of Immigration checkpoints. Compounding the breakdown, Lufthansa gate agents boarded the passengers onto the Munich flight without verifying the prerequisite Indian departure stamps in their passports. As a result, the travelers departed the country completely unchecked, and the lapse remained undetected until authorities conducted a post-departure manual reconciliation of passenger manifests.