Passenger tries to enter Air India flight cockpit, detained
New Delhi/Milan, Aug 4 : National carrier Air India on Saturday said that its Milan-Delhi flight earlier this week had to return to the Italian city after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit.
The incident occurred on Thursday morning. According to the airline, the flight was ferrying over 250 passengers and crew members.
"A passenger tried to enter the cockpit after take-off from Milan during the early morning hours on Thursday," an Air India official told IANS in New Delhi on Saturday.
"The reasons for him to do so are unknown. He was handed over to the police."
Later, the airline in a statement said: "AI 138 Milan-Delhi flight delayed by 2 hours 37 minutes as one unruly pax Gurpreet Singh seat no 32C tried to enter the cockpit after take off from Milan on schedule."
"The aircraft landed back and pax was handed over to local police."
As per the statement, the captain of the flight decided to dump fuel to make the aircraft "light enough for its return to land in Milan almost an hour after taking off from there".
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Rowdy-Sheeter Ganesh Poojary detained under Goonda Act in Udupi
Udupi: Police in Udupi have detained a rowdy-sheeter, Ganesh Poojary (48), a resident of Kaudoor village, under the provisions of the Goonda Act.
The action was taken following a report submitted by Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar. Based on the recommendation, Deputy Commissioner Swaroop T.K. issued the detention order on April 4. The accused has been lodged in the central prison in Kalaburagi as per the order.
According to police records, Ganesh Poojary has a total of 11 cases registered against him at the Karkala Town Police Station. These include four cases of attempted murder, one robbery, three assault cases, one case of unlawful assembly, one gambling-related case, and another miscellaneous offence.
Of these, he has been convicted in one case, acquitted in seven cases, while one case is currently under trial and two others remain under investigation.
Police said the detention was carried out to prevent further criminal activities and to maintain public order in the district.
