Mumbai: Sarath Puracka, a 27-year-old resident of Malappuram, Kerala, was arrested on Monday for smoking on an Indigo flight from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai. The incident occurred shortly after the flight took off at 6:35am. Puracka used the lavatory to smoke, triggering the security alarm.
This is the eighth case of a flyer being arrested at Mumbai airports for smoking on flights since March. Despite repeated knocks on the lavatory door, it took Puracka nearly 10 minutes to exit. “The cigarette lighter has been confiscated which the cabin crew found with Puracka.
They also handed over the cigarette bud found in the lavatory,” said a Sahar station police officer. tnn We also published the following articles recently Indigo flight passenger arrested for smoking on board Sarath Puracka, a 27-year-old from Kerala, was arrested for smoking on an Indigo flight from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai. Despite cabin crew warnings, he smoked in the lavatory, triggering the alarm.
This incident marks the eighth arrest for smoking on flights at Mumbai Airports since March. Puracka was handed over to the Sahar police upon arrival. Indonesia raises smoking age limit, will curb cigarette advertising Indonesia increased the minimum age for cigarette purchases from 18 to 21 and banned single cigarette sales.
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