Indo-American Fearing Covid-19 Emulates Tom Hanks' 'The Terminal' To Live At Chicago Airport For 3 Months

<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong>In bizarre circumstances, an Indian-American man was arrested from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as he was living undetected for nearly three months in a secure area of the airport. He claims that he was too scared to fly due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p> <p>Aditya Singh who has been charged with felony criminal trespass to a restricted area of an airport and misdemeanour theft lives in a suburb of Los Angeles, California. He was arrested on Saturday for living in a secure area at Chicago&rsquo;s international airport since October 19 after he arrived from Los Angeles, the Chicago Tribune reported on Sunday. It was unclear what brought Singh to Chicago, the report said.</p> <p>He was arrested after two United Airlines staff asked him to produce his identification. He showed them a badge, but it reportedly belonged to an operations manager who reported it missing in October. The airline employees called 911. Police took Singh into custody on Saturday morning in Terminal 2 near Gate F12.</p> <p>According to the report, he found the staff badge and had been living on handouts Assistant State Attorney Kathleen Hagerty told Cook County Judge Susana Ortiz.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href="https://ift.tt/2XV1Whw style="color: #f80707;">15 Dead, Several Injured As Truck Runs Over Migrant Labourers Sleeping On Footpath</span></a></strong></p> <p>Singh lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Orange with roommates and does not have a criminal background, according to Assistant Public Defender Courtney Smallwood. She said Singh has a master's degree in hospitality and is unemployed according the Chicago Tribune report.</p> <p>Though the Public Defender noted that the circumstances were unusual but noted the allegations were non-violent. Singh has been barred from entering the airport if he is able to post the USD 1,000 for bail. He is due back in court on January 27.</p> <p>The Chicago Department of Aviation, which oversees the city's airports, said in a statement: "While this incident remains under investigation, we have been able to determine that this gentleman did not pose a security risk to the airport or to the travelling public," the Chicago Tribune report.&nbsp;</p>

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