A young engineering student found himself in hot waters at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport after he claimed to be a terrorist to avoid the trip back home to Lucknow. On February 17, 21-year-old Adarsh Kumar Singh attempted to deboard the flight using a bizarre technique, fearing his parents’ wrath over his poor academic performance.

Adarsh, a student at a private university in Bengaluru, had booked an Air Asia flight to Lucknow. According to reports, while Adarsh Initially planned to board the flight, he had a sudden change of heart and talked to the cabin crew. The situation escalated when the cabin crew alerted the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Adarsh was intercepted by CISF personnel at the arrival corridor and questioned about his sudden change of plans. He claimed to be a terrorist and insisted that the flight would not reach Lucknow as scheduled.

This caused a big commotion at the airport. The CISF issued  a “non-specific" threat alert for Bengaluru airport while a “specific" threat alert was issued for the Lucknow airport. Adarsh was taken into custody for questioning. However, after investigating, it became clear that he was not a terrorist and had made up the story to avoid being probed by his parents about his bad grades. Adarsh was released on bail on February 20.