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A 20-year-old man was caught posing as an airline pilot, while trying to board a flight in uniform

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Last updated: September 3, 2023, 06:28 UTC
Published: Sunday, September 3, 2023, at 14:15 UTC
Category: News
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A man was arrested for claiming to be an Air India pilot.

The man, wearing a pilot’s uniform, told boarding staff that he was an Air India pilot. The flight staff became suspicious and informed the airport security officials. When he failed to answer during the interrogations, he was arrested.

During interrogations it was revealed that he posed as a pilot only to impress his girlfriends. Police made him send a message to his girlfriends saying he is not a pilot and handed him over to his family.

The man wanted to become a pilot. But, could not pursue his dream due to the poor economic condition of his family. He took ground staff training at a private institute in Mumbai.

According to police, the man said that he had girlfriends in Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Mumbai, Netherlands. “When he came to know that one of his girlfriends is in Hyderabad, he reached Vadodara airport to board a flight to meet her.,” police said.

After interrogating him, the cops asked him to send a message to all his girlfriends saying he is not a real pilot. After which, he was handed over to his family.

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