A convicted child sex offender from India used a startling method to delay his deportation from the UK, swallowing a vape battery just before officials attempted to put him on a removal flight. The man, referred to only as Sharma, ingested the device on 23 September 2024, prompting immediate medical intervention and forcing authorities to cancel the operation.
High Court judge Justice Simon Tinkler later confirmed that the timing of the incident left no doubt that the act was deliberate, intended to interrupt the removal process and buy more time in the country.
