Archive · 7 Aug 2025
Bengaluru Man's UK Flight Incident Linked to Mental Health, Protest
A man from Bengaluru caused a disturbance on a flight by shouting slogans against Donald Trump and claiming to have a bomb.
He was arrested after the plane landed.
Investigations revealed he was diagnosed with a mental illness, schizophrenia, earlier this year and was undergoing treatment.
He traveled to the UK on a tourist visa and is now facing legal charges related to endangering the aircraft and its passengers.
A Bengaluru man, Abhay Devadas Nayak, was arrested on an easyJet flight in the UK.
Nayak allegedly shouted anti-Trump slogans and claimed to have a bomb on the flight.
He was diagnosed with schizophrenia in March 2025 and was under treatment.
Nayak was traveling on a tourist visa from India to the UK.
He is facing charges under the UK’s Air Navigation Order.
- Who
- Abhay Devadas Nayak, a man from Bengaluru, India.
- What
- A man caused a disturbance on an easyJet flight, shouting anti-Trump slogans and claiming to have a bomb.
- When
- July 27, 2025 (incident); diagnosed with schizophrenia in March 2025.
- Where
- On an easyJet flight from Luton, England to Glasgow, Scotland.
- Why
- Nayak's actions are linked to his mental health condition and his desire to protest. He told other passengers he wanted to send a message to Trump who was in Scotland.
Legal Proceedings
Mental Health
Charges and mental health
Legal Proceedings
The accused will be charged with legal offenses.
Mental Health
Family will provide details of his mental health condition
- Name
- Abhay Devadas Nayak
- Age
- 41
- Nationality
- Indian
- Diagnosis
- Schizophrenia
- Location of Incident
- easyJet flight from Luton to Glasgow
- Charges
- UK’s Air Navigation Order