Man With Special Needs Detained For Misbehaving" On IndiGo Flight

A 27-year-old man with special needs was detained on Saturday for allegedly "misbehaving" and unruly behaviour onboard an IndiGo Ahmedabad-Patna flight. The incident took place on IndiGo flight 6E 126.

The man, identified as Mohammed Kamar Riyaz, locked himself inside a bathroom onboard the flight.

He was handed over to police immediately after the flight landed.

Vinod Peter, SHO (Patna Airport), told news agency PTI, “A complaint has been filed against the man by the airlines for creating ruckus, and unruly and inappropriate behaviour on the flight.”

The SHO said that preliminary investigation, scrutiny of medical documents and the statement of his brother, who was also travelling along with him, indicated that he is suffering from some mental illness.