Archive · 1 Oct 2025
Passenger Arrested After Mid-Air Confrontation with UP MLA
Imagine a plane flying from Delhi to Lucknow.
A man was talking loudly on his phone and using bad words, which bothered others on the flight.
The MLA, Rakesh Pratap Singh, asked the man to stop.
The man then pushed the MLA.
When the plane landed, the police arrested the man and took him for questioning.
The MLA, who is a politician, has filed a complaint about what happened.
A passenger was arrested following an incident on a Delhi to Lucknow Air India flight.
The incident involved Gauriganj MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh and passenger Samad Ali.
The MLA reported the passenger was using abusive language on his phone.
The passenger allegedly pushed the MLA after being confronted.
Police took the passenger into custody upon landing, and an investigation was launched.
- Who
- Gauriganj MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh and passenger Samad Ali
- What
- A mid-air confrontation resulting in a passenger's arrest.
- When
- October 1, 2025
- Where
- On an Air India flight from Delhi to Lucknow
- Why
- Due to the passenger allegedly using abusive language and pushing the MLA.
- Incident Location
- Air India flight AI 837 from Delhi to Lucknow
- Involved
- Gauriganj MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh, Passenger Samad Ali
- MLA
- Rakesh Pratap Singh
- Passenger
- Samad Ali
- Alleged Misconduct
- Use of abusive language on phone, pushing
- Outcome
- Passenger arrested and taken into custody
- Police Station
- Sarojininagar police station
- MLA Constituency
- Gauriganj, Amethi
