Overview
- On Saturday night, IndiGo flight 6E-185 from Bengaluru to Varanasi saw a passenger twice reach for an emergency exit, first about 15 minutes after takeoff and again on final approach around 10:20 pm.
- Cabin crew stopped both attempts and alerted the cockpit, and most reports say the pilot executed a standard go-around before a safe landing at about 10:35 pm.
- After touchdown, officials handed the passenger to IndiGo security and the Central Industrial Security Force, and police registered a case under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which covers acts that endanger life.
- Investigators from local police and central agencies questioned the man, and officers in Varanasi said a notice was served and he was later released to his parents while the probe continues.
- The passenger was identified as Mohammad Adnan from Mau in Uttar Pradesh, and during questioning he offered shifting explanations, including first-time-flight anxiety, not understanding the handle’s purpose, and later claiming he was “possessed by a ghost.”