New Delhi, July 29 -- A Delta Air Lines pilot, Rustom Bhagwagar, was dramatically arrested in the cockpit of a commercial flight upon landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night. The 34-year-old pilot faces multiple child sex abuse charges, including five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.

Rustom Bhagwagar was taken into custody shortly after Delta Flight 2809 - a Boeing 757-300 travelling from Minneapolis - touched down at 9:35 p.m. He was arrested at 9:30 p.m., just minutes after arrival, confirming reports of a highly coordinated law enforcement operation.

Rustom Bhagwagar is a co-pilot for Delta Airlines who was arrested at San Francisco Internat...