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Case Registered After Suspected In-Flight Smoking on DubaiHyderabad IndiGo Flight

Police say an inquiry is underway following crew reports of lavatory smoke, with cigarettes and a lighter seized.

Overview

  • RGIA police registered a case on Monday over alleged smoking in the aircraft lavatory during Sunday's flight.
  • An RGIA police official told PTI no arrests have been made so far and an inquiry is in progress.
  • The airline or airport authorities filed a complaint after the aircraft landed in Hyderabad.
  • Telangana Today reported an arrest and identified the passenger as Hyderabad resident S Gangaram on IndiGo 6E-1466.
  • DGCA rules prohibit smoking on passenger flights, and crew intervened after noticing smoke and secured the items.