The incident occurred at around 1230 AM at the airport when a passenger, identified by the CISF as Rajesh Kapoor, arrived at the terminal building to travel to Mumbai and during security check he stealthily "removed" 5,800 Canadian Dollars (about Rs 2.98 lakh) from the laptop bag of another flier identified as J S Sarao travelling to Hong Kong.
They said Kapoor then quickly moved towards the boarding gates and also changed his dress to avoid detection as security personnel had sensed his suspicious movements.
Kapoor, they said was later handed over to Delhi Police along with the foreign currency.