Pune, November 3: Pune City police have registered a case against a 33-year-old passenger for allegedly attempting to open the cover over an emergency exit operating lever aboard a Delhi–Pune IndiGo flight while the aircraft was airborne, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday.

The incident took place on November 2, 2026, aboard IndiGo flight 6E6884, which was travelling from Delhi to Pune and was being operated by Captain Siddhant Arora and Captain Kapil Agarwal along with other cabin crew members, according to the ANI report.

At around 12:45 a.m., a passenger seated in row 19 allegedly opened the protective cover over the emergency exit lever and attempted to operate it. When questioned by the crew, the passenger identified himself as Gaurav Satyendra Rautela, 33, a resident of Anand Park, Taradatta Purva Society, Saswad, in Pune, ANI reported. His ticket details and PNR were subsequently verified.

Separate wire reporting of the police account said the passenger told investigators he had touched the cover out of curiosity, and that an alarm sounded when the cover was interfered with. Police have not said that the emergency door itself was opened.

The aircraft landed safely at Pune Airport at around 2:30 a.m., and no injuries were reported.

Following the incident, Omkar Vinod Kulkarni, a senior security executive with IndiGo, lodged a formal complaint with the police. Based on his complaint, the Airport Police Station registered a case against the passenger under Section 25 of the Aircraft Act and Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, ANI reported.

Police said the passenger's alleged act could have endangered the lives and personal safety of everyone on board. The Airport Police are conducting further investigation into the incident. The allegations have not been tested in court.