‘Flight hijack’ tweet lands a Spice Jet passenger in jail
3 min readExpress News Service
NEW DELHI: Riled over his flight delay, a 29-year-old took to Twitter to vent his ire by posting a message saying the Spice Jet flight by which he was flying to India from Dubai was hijacked. He did not neglect to tag Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. He was quickly rewarded for his mistake, which was, apparently, exacerbated by his lack of fluency in writing English. He was offloaded from the flight and subsequently arrested by the police.
The youth has been recognized as Moti Singh Rathore. The incident happened on January 25. Rathore was onboard a Spice Jet flight from Dubai to Jaipur which was diverted to Delhi as a result of inclement climate.
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— Moti Singh Rathore (@MotiSin04410585) January 25, 2023
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Ravi Kumar Singh stated the Rathore landed at Delhi Airport by flight no SG 58 at 9.45 am on Wednesday and after getting all clearance the flight was alleged to depart for Jaipur at 1.40 pm. Around 1.20 pm, Rathore tweeted that the flight has been hijacked.
“Spice Jet Flight SG 58 Dubai to Jaipur high jacked,” he tweeted tagging Scindia thereby making a flutter.
Rathore posted a purported video of some passengers arguing with the Spice Jet Airlines crew, presumably because of the delay.
However, as if having realised his mistake, he once more took to Twitter to apologise. He stated his English is “weak” and he was livid over the delay.
“I apologise that I have mistakenly used high jacked word,” Rathore added.
However, he was offloaded from the flight. The flight took off after all of the checks.
“The passenger was handed over to local police for further legal action,” the DCP stated.
Rathore was booked below IPC sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 505(1)(b) (Statements conducing to public mischief) and 507 (Criminal intimidation by an nameless communication).
NEW DELHI: Riled over his flight delay, a 29-year-old took to Twitter to vent his ire by posting a message saying the Spice Jet flight by which he was flying to India from Dubai was hijacked. He did not neglect to tag Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. He was quickly rewarded for his mistake, which was, apparently, exacerbated by his lack of fluency in writing English. He was offloaded from the flight and subsequently arrested by the police.
The youth has been recognized as Moti Singh Rathore. The incident happened on January 25. Rathore was onboard a Spice Jet flight from Dubai to Jaipur which was diverted to Delhi as a result of inclement climate.
pic.twitter.com/re60EgtqoH
— Moti Singh Rathore (@MotiSin04410585) January 25, 2023
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Indira Gandhi International Airport) Ravi Kumar Singh stated the Rathore landed at Delhi Airport by flight no SG 58 at 9.45 am on Wednesday and after getting all clearance the flight was alleged to depart for Jaipur at 1.40 pm. Around 1.20 pm, Rathore tweeted that the flight has been hijacked.
“Spice Jet Flight SG 58 Dubai to Jaipur high jacked,” he tweeted tagging Scindia thereby making a flutter.
Rathore posted a purported video of some passengers arguing with the Spice Jet Airlines crew, presumably because of the delay.
However, as if having realised his mistake, he once more took to Twitter to apologise. He stated his English is “weak” and he was livid over the delay.
“I apologise that I have mistakenly used high jacked word,” Rathore added.
However, he was offloaded from the flight. The flight took off after all of the checks.
“The passenger was handed over to local police for further legal action,” the DCP stated.
Rathore was booked below IPC sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 505(1)(b) (Statements conducing to public mischief) and 507 (Criminal intimidation by an nameless communication).
