Akash Jain's 15-foot jump, it turns out, was prompted by more than mere impatience - he wanted to be a hero, albeit the filmy kind.
"I wanted to perform a stunt like Akshay Kumar, because I am his fan, and hence I jumped off the aircraft," admitted the 30-year-old, who was arrested by the Airport Police Station on Saturday night. Jain, who will remain in judicial custody till April 4, is a medical representative and was headed to Goa when he performed the stunt that led to his arrest.
Arrest
Before proceeding to Goa from there, he called up his parents. His mother informed him that his father wasn't keeping well, and so he decided to return home to Jalandhar. He then took a Neeta Travels Volvo bus back to Mumbai and was arrested near Kherwadi signal in Bandra (East) on Saturday night.
An FIR had been filed against Jain under Section 336 of the IPC and Section 29 of the Indian Aircraft Act, 1937.
"He told us that he had seen Akshay Kumar performing stunts in the movies and wanted to perform one himself. He added that the fact that passengers are repeatedly told to open the emergency doors only in case of an emergency made him want to open it more," the Airport Police official added.
Jain stays in Rasta Mohalla in Jalandhar with his parents, two sisters and a brother. His elder sister lives in Goa and Jain was apparently on his way to meet her, said another Airport Police official.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Airport Division) Madhukar Sankhe said, "We had called his parents and they reached the city in the afternoon today (Sunday). After his judicial custody ends on April 4, the magistrate will decide whether to release him on bail or take further action against him. We had specific information about his arrival in the Volvo bus and hence we caught him. It wasn't a random nakabandi."
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