FLYER CLAIMS HE’S A TERRORIST DESTROYING HEARTS, IS ARRESTED

A 21-year-old man travelling on a Jet Airways flight was deplaned and taken into custody at the Kolkata airport on Monday after he allegedly made a social media post from inside the aircraft saying he was a terrorist. “He was chatting with a friend on Snapchat. He had written ‘Terrorist on flight, I destroy women hearts,’ which a passenger noticed,” a CISF source said.

THE PILOT TOOK THE PLANE BACK TO THE TARMAC AFTER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 8.20 AM

NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: A 21-year-old man travelling on a Mumbaibound Jet Airways flight was detained at the Kolkata airport on Monday after he allegedly posted on social media from inside the plane that he was a terrorist.

A co-flier informed the captain of the flight that Yogen Poddar allegedly wrote on a social media app that he is a “terrorist on board” on a day the country is observing the tenth anniversary of the terror attacks in Mumbai.

“While he was on board, he was chatting with his friend on Snapchat with a handkerchief on his face. He had written ‘terrorist on flight, I destroy women hearts’. This was noticed by a passenger on board, Benjamin Placket, who was seated diagonally behind him,” said a Central Industrial Security Force official.

“He informed the captain of the flight. The captain passed the message to Jet Airways duty manager and the passenger was detained by Jet Airways security,” added the official.

The pilot took the plane back to the tarmac after the incident happened at 8.20 am and Poddar was taken for questioning. Poddar, a resident of Beliaghata area, told police that it was just a prank.