Afghan boy reaches Delhi by hiding in flight's landing gear, sent back

Security personnel at the New Delhi airport found him roaming near the flight and apprehended him before deporting him back home on the same flight.

23 Sep 2025 04:51pm
Passengers look out through the windows of a Boeing 737-31S Kam Air passenger plane with people evacuated from Afghanistan on board at Boryspil International Airport outside Kiev, on Aug 23, 2021. - (Photo by SERGEI GAPON / AFP)
Passengers look out through the windows of a Boeing 737-31S Kam Air passenger plane with people evacuated from Afghanistan on board at Boryspil International Airport outside Kiev, on Aug 23, 2021. - (Photo by SERGEI GAPON / AFP)

NEW DELHI- A 13-year-old Afghan boy reportedly stowed away in the landing gear of a Kabul-New Delhi flight, according to media reports on Tuesday, reported Xinhua.

The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday. The boy was identified as a native of Afghanistan's Kunduz city.

Security personnel at the New Delhi airport found him roaming near the flight and apprehended him before deporting him back home on the same flight.

During interrogation, the boy told Indian security personnel that he sneaked into the Kabul Airport and got inside the rear central landing gear compartment of the said aircraft belonging to "Kam Air." - BERNAMA

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