New Delhi: Desperate to go on Haj in Saudi Arabia, a 65-year-old man jumped the emergency gate at Indira Gandhi International Airport here, an airport security spokesperson said yesterday.

"The man, identified as Fazal Mohammad from Haryana's Nuh district, jumped emergency gate No 5 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport near Dwarka at around 10pm on Saturday. He was caught by the guards and Central Industrial Security Force personnel," spokesperson Rohit Katiyar said.