India, Oct. 11 -- A Delhi-to-Chennai-bound IndiGo flight had a major scare on Sunday after smoke was detected from a passenger's personal electronic device in the aircraft's overhead luggage compartment, prompting the pilots to divert the plane to Hyderabad.

The aircraft landed safely at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, and all passengers and crew members remained safe.

According to media reports, the incident was allegedly triggered by a malfunctioning power bank.

A video of the incident, apparently recorded by a passenger, has since gone viral on social media. It showed frightened passengers attempting to extinguish the flames inside IndiGo flight 6E6115.

In a statement, IndiGo said, as quoted by NDTV, "IndiGo flight 6E 6115, ope...