Updated On: 19 July, 2022 07:20 PM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
He told the police that he was not aware of the law that smoking is not allowed inside aircraft, an official said.

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A 50-year-old man was arrested by the Sahar Police in Mumbai for allegedly smoking inside a plane mid-air and creating panic among the other passengers and staff of an international flight. The FIR was lodged by an indigo crew member after landing at Mumbai International Airport on Sunday, the police said.
As per the FIR, the accused identified as Mohammed Shahid, a resident of Uttar Pradesh had boarded an Indigo flight from Kuwait. While the plane was mid-air he went inside the washroom and started smoking. The smoke was noticed by the crew members, who later asked him to stop smoking.