Indian man harasses flight attendant for a selfie, then smokes in the plane

An Indian man was arrested for harassing a female flight attendant and forcing her to take a selfie with him on an international Jet Airways flight from Saudi Arabia's Dammam to Mumbai. He further violated safety rules by proceeding to smoke in the airplane's toilet.

The flight attendant has filed a complaint about being harassed by the 29-year-old male passenger to take a selfie, stating that when she refused, he physically forced her to click one. She has also reported that he continued to misbehave with her throughout the flight. 

After the attendant raised an alarm, other cabin crew members reached her. As a result, the man entered the toilet and started smoking. The crew then asked him to hand over his cigarettes and lighter.

The passenger in question was arrested after the flight landed in Mumbai, and booked under the charges of endangering the life of others, aircraft safety violations and assaulting women. The police are also investigating how the passenger's cigarette lighter cleared the security check despite being an inflammable object. The man later told the authorities that he wanted to take the selfie "for fun". 

Mashable has reached out to Jet Airways for comment.

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