Kozhikode:
A passenger, who was allegedly in an inebriated state and had misbehaved with the pilot and CISF officials on his arrival on Tuesday at Karippur International Airport in Kozhikode, was taken into custody, police said.
Police said the 38-year old Jaleel, hailing from Tirur in Malappuram district,had allegedly tried to manhandle the pilot before the Air India Express 344 Dubai-Calicut flight took off.
After it landed at Kozhikode on Tuesday morning, the pilot had informed the CISF, with whom also the passenger misbehaved, they said.
A medical check-up revealed that the passenger was drunk, they said, adding, a case has been registered.