US EditionHarrowing New Details Emerge After Delta Pilot Was Arrested Just Moments After Plane Landed
- A Delta Airlines copilot, Rustom Bhagwagar, was arrested for handling child abuse material shortly after landing at San Francisco International Airport on July 26, 2025.
- Federal agents, including officers from Homeland Security Investigations, boarded the plane to arrest Bhagwagar shortly after it landed.
- Passengers expressed concern as Bhagwagar was escorted off the plane in handcuffs, witnessing the unusual arrest involving multiple federal agents.
- Delta Airlines announced that Bhagwagar has been suspended pending an investigation, stating that it has a zero tolerance for unlawful conduct.
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Indian-origin pilot arrested in US on charges of sex crimes against child
New York: An Indian-origin pilot was arrested on charges of sex crimes against a child, shortly after his flight landed at San Francisco International Airport, US authorities said. Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, a Delta airline pilot, was arrested on the evening of July 26, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division said in a statement on Monday. At about 9:35 PM on Saturday, authorities, with the assistance of Homeland Security…
A Delta Airlines pilot was arrested by Immigration and Customs Control (ICE) agents after landing at San Francisco airport, California, in an operation that surprised passengers and crew.The incident occurred on Saturday, when Delta 2809 flight from Minneapolis arrived at the airport around 9:30 a.m.Passier broke into tears after airline refused to board by baggage sizeAt least ten officers from the ICE National Security Investigations (HSI) boa…
Who is the Indian-origin Delta pilot arrested from the cockpit for child sex abuse?
An Indian-origin Delta Airlines pilot, Rustom Bhagwagar, was arrested just minutes after he landed at San Francisco Airport on charges of child sexual assault. The 34-year-old was arrested by US federal agents and is now lodged in the Martinez detention centre
Delta Air Lines co-pilot arrested on flight in San Francisco charged with child sex crimes
“We are appalled by reports of the charges related to the arrest and the individual in question has been suspended pending an investigation,” a Delta spokesperson said
'I want the video': Trusted pilot's 'double life' allegedly exposed as he's dragged off plane in stomach-churning investigation
A Delta Airlines copilot went from performing his job in the cockpit to being arrested by federal authorities shortly after landing a commercial flight in California. The incident happened on a Saturday evening around 9:30 PM, after the copilot completed a flight that started in Minneapolis. The plane, which had many passengers on board, landed safely at San Francisco International Airport and then taxied to its assigned gate. Just after the pla…
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