Passenger caught smoking during flight arrested

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A 24-year-old youth was arrested by the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in the city on charges of smoking in the toilet of a private airline during flight. The arrested person was identified as Shehari Choudari, a native of Assam. According to the sources, the incident took place on a 6E716 IndiGo flight travelling from Assam to Bengaluru.

The Bengaluru airport police said the erring passenger had smoked in the toilet while the flight was in midair endangering the safety of other passengers. The crew of the f light smelt the smoke of cigarettes emanating from the toilet and reported the matter to the authorities. The man was taken into custody after the plane landed at the Bengaluru airport at around 1:30 am on Friday.

Earlier in another such incident In the first week of March, a 24-year-old woman was caught smoking in the toilet of an IndiGo flight from Kolkata. She was arrested on her arrival in Bengaluru and was later released on bail.