New Delhi/IBNS, Sept. 23 -- A 13-year-old boy from Kunduz, Afghanistan, made a perilous journey by stowing away in the landing gear compartment of a Kam Air flight from Kabul to Delhi, officials confirmed on Monday.

According to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as quoted in media, the boy sneaked into Kabul airport early Sunday, slipped behind a group of passengers, and concealed himself in the aircraft's rear wheel well.

The plane, Kam Air flight RQ-4401, landed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport around 10:20 am after a 94-minute journey.

According to BBC and Indian Express, airport staff later spotted the boy, dressed in a white kurta-pyjama, wandering near the runway and alerted security. He was detained and ...