Mumbai: A passenger was handed over to Sahar police after allegedly smoking tobacco in a chillum inside the lavatory of a SpiceJet Dubai-Mumbai flight on Oct 9, cabin crew member Neeraj Rawat said in a complaint. Sahar police arrested the accused passenger, Mohamed Uvesh Noor Mohammad Aibani (26), under the BNS section for endangering lives and under the Aircraft Rules.The incident occurred aboard flight SG-5023 shortly after it took off around 6:15 pm. Before departure, senior cabin crew member Najo Latif Shaikh had announced in English and Hindi that smoking was strictly prohibited aboard the aircraft. “Aibani was escorted to the police station after the flight landed at Mumbai. He confessed of smoking. The material used for smoking has been seized,” said a police officer of Sahar police station.In the complaint, Rawat said the passenger seated in 18D went to the rear lavatory and returned shortly afterwards. Cabin crew detected a strong smell of smoke from the lavatory and found tobacco inside.When questioned, the passenger admitted smoking and produced a chillum containing tobacco and a lighter, according to the complaint. Shaikh informed the pilot, who instructed the crew to take the passenger to Sahar police station after landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.
