Student tries to open exit door mid-flight; booked

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: An engineering student was booked by the Kempegowda International Airport Police in Bengaluru for allegedly attempting to open an emergency exit door of a domestic flight.

The police said that the arrest was made on May 1 after the youngster, identified as Karthik Karan, had landed at the Bengaluru Airport.

Karan, hailed from Kolkata and is a student pursuing MCA, the police said and added that he was a first-time air traveller and had come to Bengaluru to meet his friend here.

The cabin crew noticed Karan trying to open the emergency exit door and stopped him before lodging a complaint against him terming him an unruly passenger.

He was handed over to security personnel after the flight landed at Kempegowda International Airport.

Based on a complaint by Mohammed Umar, assistant manager of Indigo, the police arrested Karan charging him under Section 336 (rash or negligence as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code.

Other passengers travelling with him panicked for some time before the cabin crew took all the precautionary measures to ensure safety of the aircraft.

Karan, in his statement, claimed that he did not try to open the door. He held on to the handle of the emergency exit door to get up and to get out of the aircraft, according to the police.

The police recorded his statement before he was released on station bail.