India, March 30 -- A passenger on board an IndiGo flight was booked for attempting to open the aircraft's emergency exit door just before landing at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, prompting the pilot to abort the landing and take the aircraft back into the air, officials said. The flight landed safely a few minutes later.

The passenger was taken into custody, and interrogated by multiple security agencies before being released, officials said. The accused initially told the police during questioning that he was under the "influence of a ghost," police said. However, he later said he was unaware that pressing the emergency exit button could open the aircraft door.

According to officials, IndiGo flight 6E-185 (airc...