Mumbai-Varanasi flight passenger held for smoking on board

VARANASI: A man was detained after he was found smoking a cigarette on board a Mumbai-Varanasi SpiceJet flight on Sunday.
The man, identified as Shaqil Ahmed of Azamgarh, was taken under custody by CISF after the plane landed at LBS International Airport. He was later handed over to the police.
CISF commandant Subrat Jha told TOI, “SpiceJet flight’s crew had alerted Air Traffic Control (ATC) Varanasi regarding the incident.When the flight landed here, CISF personnel took Shaqil into custody. During the initial interrogation, Shaqil said that he had boarded a flight for the first time in his life and he had no idea that smoking is prohibited on board.”
After about an hour of take off from Mumbai, Shaqil reportedly ignited a cigarette on board. It created panic among the crew as well as passengers. The crew immediately stopped him from smoking and alerted the ATC.