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Flyers to be under watch at airports for signs of nervousness, anxiety

A team of 50 officials being trained by the US to spot clues for malicious intent

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The move is modelled on the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) plan used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at American airports

Arindam Majumder New Delhi
Picture this. You’ve reached the airport early, and are done with check-in. With some time to spare before boarding begins, you decide to stroll around, when a stranger greets you and strikes up a conversation. Chances are that the stranger is an officer from the security agency and he finds your behaviour suspicious.

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) — the agency entrusted for civil aviation security in India — is training its officers to study behaviour of flyers and look for clues of malicious intent. The security system developed by BCAS will include officers studying travellers at checkpoints