India, Sept. 23 -- In a daring feat that defies the laws of survival, a 13-year-old boy from Afghanistan managed to hitch a ride to Delhi from Kabul aboard a Kam Air flight - not as a passenger, but as a secret stowaway hidden in the aircraft's wheel well - a risky journey undertaken 'out of curiosity'.

The 13-year-old boy from Afghanistan left airport authorities stunned on Sunday when he arrived at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport hiding inside the landing gear compartment of a Kam Air aircraft, an earlier HT report quoted officials aware of the matter said on Monday.

The Kam Airlines flight RQ-4401 from Kabul landed in Delhi after a 1.5-hour journey at around 11.10 am on Sunday.

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