India, Nov. 3 -- A 33-year-old passenger was booked for allegedly tampering with an aircraft's emergency exit mechanism aboard an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Pune shortly after take-off on Monday, triggering an alarm and raising safety concerns.

According to Pune airport police, the incident occurred aboard flight 6E6884, which departed Delhi at around 12.45 am on November 2 and landed safely at Pune's Lohegaon Airport at approximately 2 am. The passenger, identified as Gaurav Rawate, a resident of Saswad, was seated near the emergency exit when he tampered with the protective cover of the door lever, triggering the alarm.

"During questioning, the passenger claimed that he had touched the cover out of curiosity to find out what it was, ...