Man who jumped off plane at Mumbai airport arrested

A day after midday wrote about a passenger aboard Boeing 737 Jet Airways flight jumping off the emergency exit door and walking out of the airport without being noticed this passenger was finally arrested late on Saturday evening The passenger Akash Jain has been booked under section 29 acts likely to imperil the safety of aircraft of the Indian Aircraft Act 1937Also readSecurity scare at Mumbai airport after man jumps off plane walks awayThe midday report highlighting the breachldquoAfter investigating about his background we found out that Jain was supposed to board a connecting flight to Goa from Mumbai but instead he walked out of the exit doors and took a bus to Pune Today while he was on his way back from Pune we arrested him at around 830rdquo said an officer from the Airport police station He added that initial inquiry also shows how Jain originally from Jalandhar was jobless at present and had not informed his wife or other family members about his trip to MumbaiGoa ldquoWe caught him in a nakabandi between Vakola and Kalanagar when the Volvo he was returning in was made to stop He seems to be a bit unstablehowever the entire episode will be clear only once he is brought to the police stationrdquo added the officerThe said incident took place on Friday when a ChandigarhMumbai Jet Airways Boeing 737 flight carried 144 passengers and 5 crewmembers as it landed safely at the domestic terminal of Mumbai airport With no patience to wait for people to make way to the exit door Jain jumped off the emergency exit door placed right in the middle of the aircraft This happened right after the aircraft came to standstill just meters away from the lsquoArrivalrsquo terminal buildingA CCTV grab shows Akash Jain walking out of the airportJain was traveling by 9W 469 seat number 20F opened the emergency door of the aircraft and jumped down in apron area and left airport through terminal 1B arrival hall After jumping from a height of nearly 15feet from the aircraft this man casually walked on the tarmac even as other passengers inside were left shellshocked at what had just happened Sources said that other passengers raised their voices to inform the crew inside but by the time they came near the emergency exit Jain had already calmly walked awayHe then walked a few meters away and then asked a loader from another flight for the closest exit point that is around 20 meters from the aircraft Jain who was then traced through Closed Circuit Television CCTV was found to be leaving the terminal at 315pm The security agencies are now investigating the matter as the airport has been under high alert Jain who was in black tshirt and brown colored shorts was found to be making exit from the terminal premises at 316pm This flight that usually lands at around 315pm landed at round 301pm on Friday afternoon and Jain jumped off from the aircraft at 305pmTo further escalate the security breach the Jet Security Staff informed the security agencies at the domestic terminal only at around 340pm The flight was parked at the remote bay adjacent to the 1B arrival hall The CCTV footages were checked after the Apron Control and Jet staff informed the security personnel at the terminal According to the airport officials the security agencies at the arrivals terminal do not man the passengers entering the arrivals hall but man the passengers at the entry of 1B departures as they are attached to each other