A passenger on board a flight from Varanasi to Mumbai was detained on Monday for trying to open the emergency exit door of the plane before take off.
According to a news agency report PTIThe incident occurred aboard Akasa Air flight QP 1497, which was scheduled to depart from Varanasi for India’s financial capital at 6.45 pm.
While the plane was taking off, the accused – a passenger named Sujit Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district – attempted to open the emergency exit door.
However, the cabin crew caught Singh in the act and immediately alerted the pilot, who brought the aircraft back to the apron following Air Traffic Control (ATC) instructions.
The security personnel later evacuated all the passengers safely and took Singh into custody.
talking to PTIPhulpur station house officer (SHO) Praveen Kumar Singh said the passenger told investigators that the accused tried to open the emergency exit door “out of curiosity”.
A case has been registered against Singh and he is in custody for questioning.
After the chaos subsided, the rescheduled flight took off for Mumbai at around 7.45 pm after security clearance.
