27-year-Old Passenger Arrested for smoking on IndiGo flight

NPnews24 online, Mumbai: A 27-year-old passenger was arrested for smoking on board Indigo’s Abu Dhabi-Mumbai flight, police said.

The flight’s smoke alarm went off after the accused, identified as Tushar Chowdhary, lit a cigarette in the toilet of the aircraft while it was mid-air on Monday.

The flight staff rushed to the toilet and tried to open its door, but found it locked from inside, he said. They kept knocking at the door, but when Mr Chowdhary did not come out, they opened it with the help of a key and found the passenger smoking a cigarette in the toilet.

The flight landed in Mumbai, Mr Chowdhary was arrested by Police, he said. The accused was later produced before a court which remanded him in police custody, he added.