A passenger was arrested for allegedly attempting to open the door of an IndiGo flight mid-air just before it was about to land in Hyderabad.
According to the police, the 29-year-old passenger had allegedly consumed ‘bhang’ before boarding the flight. He also argued with the airline staff minutes before the flight was to land at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad.
The man was arrested following a complaint lodged by the airline staff. The incident occurred on May 21 but came to light on Friday.
When the flight departed from Indore, the crew noticed the man’s unusual behavior and relocated him to a different seat. After a while, he insisted on sitting next to his two friends, with whom he had traveled to Indore on a pilgrimage. After the crew relented, he behaved normally for a while but subsequently misbehaved with a passenger, as per TOI report.
“The man was moving in the aisle without reason when the aircraft was in the air despite being warned. When the pilot was getting ready to land, he went to open the door,” RGIA inspector K Balaraju told the publication.
The airline staff and some co-passengers tried to stop him from opening the door after noticing his “weird” behaviour.
The accused, Anil Patil, a resident of Chandragirinagar in Gajularamaram, had gone to Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh with his friends.
Patil is reportedly suffering from “health issues,” and medical reports were submitted. Considering this, station bail was granted to him, a police official at RGI Airport Police Station said on Friday.
(With inputs from PTI)
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