Passenger Under Investigation After Tampering With Emergency-Exit Cover on IndiGo Flight
Authorities have served statutory notices and opened a formal probe to underline that touching exit mechanisms can put lives at risk.
Overview
- Shortly after takeoff an alarm sounded on IndiGo flight 6E6884 when a passenger seated by an emergency exit touched the lever cover, prompting panic and a crew complaint.
- Police identified the passenger as 33-year-old Gaurav Satyendra Rautela of Saswad, who was seated next to the exit in seat 19D.
- A case has been registered invoking Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Aircraft Act, and police have issued a notice under BNSS Section 35(3) while investigations continue.
- During preliminary questioning Rautela told investigators he touched the cover out of curiosity and said he did not know it was linked to the emergency exit.
- Officials stressed the alarm is a built-in safety feature that alerts crew to tampering, and they noted a similar 2024 incident as background while warning that such interference can endanger other passengers.