Indian-American who lived in airport for 3 months over virus fear arrested

Los Angeles, Jan 19: A 36-year-old Indian-origin man who was too scared to fly due to the coronavirus pandemic and lived undetected for nearly three months in a secure area of Chicago's international airport has been arrested, US authorities said.

Aditya Singh lives in a suburb of Los Angeles, California, was arrested on Saturday for living in a secure area at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport since October 19, the Chicago Tribune reported on Sunday.

Mr Singh has been charged with felony criminal trespass to a restricted area of an airport and misdemeanour theft, the report said.