Passenger booked for trying to open emergency exit door on Delhi-Pune flight

PUNE: The Airport police have registered a case against a passenger for allegedly trying to open the emergency exit door of an private commercial aircraft while travelling from Delhi to Pune, thereby endangering the safety of other passengers on around 12.30 am on Monday.Omkar Vinod Kulkarni (28), an employee of a private airline, lodged a complaint at the Airport police station on Monday.Based on his complaint, a case was registered against the passenger under section 125 (penalizes any act done so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and 25 of the Aircraft Act.According to the police, the 33-year-old passenger has been served a notice. According to the police, the passenger, who resides in the Saswad area of Pune district, had gone to Delhi for some work. He was returning Pune and was travelling on the flight around 12.30am on Monday.The complainant stated that the passenger allegedly tried to open the emergency exit door without obtaining permission from the flight crew after landing.The complaint stated that only authorised crew members are permitted to operate the emergency exit door and that the passenger’s act could have endangered the safety of other passengers on board.