New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a video of a social media influencer smoking a cigarette inside a SpiceJet aircraft has gone viral on social media.
He has been identified as Bobby Kataria, an Instagram influencer and a resident of Gurgaon.
Bobby has over 6.30 lakh followers on Instagram.
In the video that has gone viral on social media, Bobby can be seen lying down on the aircraft seat and lighting a cigarette. He also takes a couple of puffs before the video cuts out.
Soon after this, social media users flagged the video to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.
According to sources in the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security said they have taken note of the old incident and a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered.
Appropriate action was taken against this, said sources. However, SpiceJet is yet to make any official statement.
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Smoking at public places causes inconvenience to the passengers, and smoking inside aircraft poses serious risk of fire.
However, smoking inside a passenger aircraft is banned in India.
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