NEW DELHI, June 3: Mumbai police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly assaulting the cabin crew and attempting to open the door of an Air India Express flight from Kozhikode to Bahrain.
The accused, Abdul Musavir Nadukandee, was taken into custody after the flight made an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Saturday, according to an official from Sahar police.
Nadukandee, who is from Kerala, woke up shortly after the flight took off from Kozhikode. He then went to the back of the aircraft, where he allegedly attacked the cabin crew and tried to open the aircraft door.
When crew members managed to bring him back to his seat, Nadukandee began verbally abusing and assaulting other passengers, and threatened to open the emergency door, the official said.
Fearing a security threat, the pilot made an emergency landing at CSMIA and alerted security officials.
A case has been registered against Nadukandee 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, as well as relevant provisions of the Aircraft Act, the official said.
There was no information on the reason for the person’s unruly behaviour.
(Manas Dasgupta)
