CHENNAI: The airport police would be enlisting the help of experts from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, to probe the nature and source of the mysterious “green laser beams” that were flashed at the captains of three aircraft as they were about to land at Meenambakkam recently.Sources said, three Jet Airways flights from Mumbai, Madurai and Brussels landed at the airport between 11.39 pm and 11.45 pm on June 14. As the planes were approaching the runway at a height of about 1,500 feet, the captains of all the three aircraft saw a “green laser beam” flashed at them from their left side.After landing, the three captains, all foreign nationals, lodged a plaint with the ATC authorities here. A letter was then sent to the DGP on whose directive, suburban CoP Karan Singha ordered the airport cops to probe the matter, said sources. However, a senior police official rued the fact that the complaint was received only two days after the incident. “A similar incident happened last year and we were not informed,” said the officer.They cops are looking at all angles, including whether any entertainment show was going on in nearby areas at that particular time. Enquiries also revealed that laser lights were available for prices ranging from `500 to `1,000 at shops along Ritchie Street. But, sources said the cops were awaiting the arrival of the three captains, who are abroad at present, as only they would be able to tell the approximate distance and direction from where the er beams originated.
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