Man arrested at Bengaluru airport for smoking on IndiGo flight from Assam

The accused passenger had smoked in the toilet while the flight was in the air, thereby endangering the safety of other passengers

A 20-year-old youth was arrested by Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL) police. The youth, identified as Seheri Choudari, a resident of Govindapura PT3 village, Kachar district in Assam, was arrested after he was caught smoking in the lavatory of a flight by the cabin crew on Friday. The police arrested him after a complaint was filed by the cabin crew.

Seheri travelled in IndiGo 6E716 flight from Kolkata to Bengaluru. He was caught by the crew smoking a cigarette in the lavatory at midnight. The crew immediately secured him. The flight captain declared her as an unruly passenger. As soon as the flight landed in KIAL, the crew handed her over to the security officers.

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According to KIAL police, Choudari is an employee of a garments store in the city. He had gone to his native on leave and the incident happened while he was coming back to the city. He has been remanded to judicial custody.

A few days ago a Priyanka Chakraborty, 24, from Sealdah district in West Bengal was caught smoking inside the lavatory of the same flight Indigo flight number 6E -716 flying from Kolkata to Bengaluru. She was also caught by the cabin crew and was arrested by KIAL police.