A 27-year-old passenger was arrested for smoking onboard a commercial aircraft travelling from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. A smoke alarm in the flight went off after the accused, identified by the police as Tushar Chowdhary, lit a cigarette in the toilet of the aircraft while it was mid-air on Monday.
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According to the police, the flight staff rushed to the toilet and tried to open the door, but found it locked from inside. &ldquo;They kept knocking at the door, but when Chowdhary did not come out, they opened it with the help of a key and found the passenger smoking cigarette in the toilet,&rdquo; senior inspector Shashikant Mane said. When the flight landed in Mumbai, Chowdhary was arrested by Sahar police.
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The accused was later produced before a court which remanded him in police custody, said Mane. Smoking cigarettes, e-cigarettes or anything inflammable is prohibited onboard most commercial flights.
With inputs from PTI
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