Flight Risk: Passenger Caught Smoking Beedi

An alarming incident unfolded on an Akasa Air flight from Delhi to Goa when passenger Ashish was found smoking a 'beedi' inside the aircraft's lavatory, officials reported.

The Delhi resident, identified as Ashish, not only smoked the hand-rolled cigarette during the flight on Saturday but also carried a lighter, breaching aviation safety protocols and endangering passengers and crew aboard flight QP-1625.

The airline filed a formal complaint with authorities, leading to the registration of a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, as the police continue to investigate.