2 Arrested At Patna Airport For Creating Ruckus Midair On IndiGo Flight In Inebriated State

IndiGo had informed ATC that two passengers were carrying liquor before landing at Patna airport and later lodged an official complaint with the concerned authorities.

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New Delhi: Two persons were arrested at Patna Airport after they created a ruckus midair on Delhi-Patna IndiGo flight, reported ANI. The two passengers, Rohit and Nitish, were arrested after a written complaint was lodged by IndiGo’s manager, said Patna Airport SHO. 

As per the ANI report, IndiGo had informed the Air Traffic Control that two passengers were carrying liquor before landing at Patna airport. The carrier then lodged an official complaint with the concerned authorities at the airport

“Two passengers arrested by Patna Airport Police with the help of CISF after they created a ruckus onboard an IndiGo flight, in an inebriated condition. The arrest was made based on the written complaint by IndiGo's manager,” said the SHO. 

Bihar | Two passengers arrested by Patna Airport Police with the help of CISF after they created a ruckus onoard an IndiGo flight, in an inebriated condition. The arrest was made based on the written complaint by IndiGo's manager: Patna Airport SHO to ANI https://t.co/uOBqWVpicS

— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2023

The incident comes close to heels with the New York-Delhi Air India flight incident where a man allegedly urinated on a female co-passenger in an inebriated state. 

On Saturday, Delhi Police arrested the 34-year-old accused, Shankar Mishra.

A co-passenger on the same flight said that the airline crew did nothing to pacify the distressed passenger. Speaking with news agency ANI, S Bhattacharjee said that the incident took place after lunch was served. “He (accused) had 4 drinks & then was asking me the same questions multiple times,” Bhattacharjee added. 

He also flagged the accused’s behaviour to the flight attendant and asked “to keep an eye on him”, he said. 

“The lady (victim) was quite decent. Two junior Air hostesses cleaned her up. I went to the senior stewardess and asked them to give her another seat, she said that she can't do that as they had to take permission from the Captain,” he told the news agency.