Two passengers travelling on a Dubai-Mumbai IndiGo’s 6E 1088 were arrested by the city police for allegedly abusing and misbehaving with the crew and co-passengers on board in an inebriated condition on Wednesday.
The two accused passengers, native of Nalasopara in Palghar and Kolhapur respectively, who was taken into custody as soon as the flight landed in Mumbai were granted bail by a local court, police said.
In a statement issued on Thrusday, the airlines said the passengers travelling on flight 6E 1088 from Dubai to Mumbai were observed to be in an inebriated state and continued consuming alcohol onboard despite multiple warnings from the crew. “They verbally abused the crew and co-passengers. As per protocol, they were handed over to the CISF security staff for unruly behaviour. Post the incident, a complaint has been filed at the nearby police station. We regret the inconvenience caused to other passengers,” the statement added.
They were returning to India after working for a year in the Gulf. According to police, the duo brought the liquor from a duty-free shop in Dubai, and started consuming it to celebrate their return. “When other passengers objected, they abused them as well as the crew that intervened,” the investigators said.
A case under Section 336 (for endangering life and safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 21,22 and 25 of Aircraft Rules were booked against the accused passengers by the Sahar police. A probe is launched.
