Air India passenger booked for unruly behaviour on London-Mumbai flight, refuses to pay Rs 25,000 for bail, lands in jail
Dwivedi was booked under section 336 (the act of endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code after he was caught smoking in the lavatory of Air India's London-Mumbai flight on March 10.
In yet another case of mid-air unruly behaviour, a man booked for allegedly smoking and misbehaving inside the Air India flight was sent to jail after he didn’t pay Rs 25,000 for bail, news agency PTI reported.
The accused named Ratnakar Dwivedi claimed that under section 336 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) he was supposed to pay Rs 250 and was ready to pay. However, the court asked him to pay Rs 25,000 for bail, which he refused and decided to stay in jail.
Dwivedi was booked under section 336 (the act of endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code after he was caught smoking in the lavatory of Air India's London-Mumbai flight on March 10.
"A passenger on our flight AI130, operating London-Mumbai on March 10, was found smoking in the lavatory. Subsequently, he behaved in an unruly and aggressive manner, despite repeated warnings," Air India said.
The FIR showed that Dwivedi went to a lavatory on the plane on the London-Mumbai flight at around 8 am and started smoking while the flight was airborne. Once the smoke alarm stopped, the cabin crew knocked on the door of the toilet and saw a passenger carrying a blue coloured lighter with him. He was also showing aggressive behaviour with the crew members.
