Kerala Man Tried to Open Door Of Air India Express Flight, Detained

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have arrested the 25 year old man, Abdul Musavir Nadukandee for trying to open the door of the Air India Express flight. He also misbehaved with the cabin crew and the co-passangers onboard an Air India Express flight from Kozhikode to Bahrain. The flight made an emergency landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Saturday, an official from Sahar police said.

An officer from Sahar police station said, “The flight took off from Kozhikode at about 10.10 am and around noon, the passenger got up from his seat and went to the rear door of the aircraft. He pushed the crew and tried to open the rear door of the flight.” He said, “The cabin crew of the plane forbade him to do so and took him to his seat saying that his actions could endanger the lives of the passengers travelling in the plane.”

Nadukandee, who is from Kerala, woke up when the flight took off from Kozhikode and immediately went to the back of the aircraft, where he misbehaved with the cabin crew and tried to open the door of the aircraft, he also abused other passangers and threatened to open the emergency door. Fearing from the security threats an emergency landing was made by the pilot at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and the security officials were alerted. Nadukandee was deboarded from the flight and his passport, boarding pass, mobile phone and a hand bag was handed over to the complainant.

A case has been filed against him under sections 336 (act endangering life), 504 (provocation to breach of the peace), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Aircraft Act.

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