Old video of Instagram influencer Bobby Kataria smoking cigarette on SpiceJet plane goes viral; FIR filed | Watch

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Aug
11:
A
video
of
Haryana
resident
and
social
media
influencer
Bobby
Kataria
lighting
a
cigarette
inside
a
SpiceJet
aircraft
went
viral
on
Thursday
and
has
become
the
reason
for
widespread
anger
all
across
the
nation.

The
Bureau
of
Civil
Aviation
Security
confirmed
that
the
now-viral
video
was
old
and
appropriate
action
was
taken
against
Bobby
at
that
time,
reported
ANI.

The
video
shows,
Bobby
Kataria,
who
has
6.3
lakh
Instagram
followers,
lying
down
on
the
aircraft
seat
and
lighting
a
cigarette.
Notably,
the
incident
is
old,
but
the
video
has
surfaced
now.

The
video
was
shot
when
the
influencer
reportedly
travelled
from
Dubai
to
New
Delhi
on
a
SpiceJet
flight
on
January
23,
2022.

Civil
Aviation
Minister
Jyotiraditya
Scindia
also
took
note
and
said
that
he
is
investigating
the
matter.
“Investigating
it.
There
will
be
no
tolerance
towards
such
hazardous
behaviour,”
Scindia
reassured
in
a
tweet.

SC
rejects
plea
to
increase
smoking
age
from
18
to
21

According
to
ANI
reports,
Balvinder
Kataria,
popularly
known
as
Bobby
Kataria,
had
travelled
from
Dubai
to
New
Delhi
on
a
SpiceJet
flight
on
January
23,
2022.
The
video
was
taken
down
from
his
social
media
pages.
“Video
isn’t
available
on
his
FB/Insta
page.
Action
taken
by
aviation
security
earlier,”
the
authorities
said.

Bobby
Kataria,
a
Haryana
resident,
is
a
known
offender.
On
July
28,
he
uploaded
a
video
of
drinking
alcohol
in
the
middle
of
a
road
in
Dehradun.
Reports
said
Uttarakhand
Police
have
taken
note
of
the
video
and
said
action
will
be
taken
against
him.

According
to
SpiceJet,
the
smoking
incident
happened
on
a
Dubai-Delhi
flight
on
January
20
as
customers
were
boarding
and
the
cabin
crew
was
busy
with
the
onboarding
process.

After
investigation,
it
mentioned
the
airline
had
put
the
passenger
on
the
“no
flying
list”
for
15
days
in
February.

According
to
the
rules
set
forth
by
the
DGCA,
an
airline
has
the
authority
to
suspend
a
“unruly”
passenger
for
a
predetermined
amount
of
time
if
they
disobey
any
regulations.