The Air India Express pilot, accused of assaulting passenger Ankit Dewan at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, was arrested and subsequently released on bail as he was held under a bailable offence, Delhi Police said on Tuesday.
Delhi Police have registered a case against pilot Virendra Sejwal for allegedly assaulting passenger Ankit Dewan at IGI Airport's Terminal 1, officials said on Tuesday.
A 29-year-old ticket checker (TC) was allegedly assaulted by a passenger for imposing a fine, officials reported on Friday. The TC, identified as Vijay Kumar Pandit, posted at Western Railway's Nalasopara Railway Station, was allegedly attacked with a hockey stick.
As per the airline sources, the male passenger assaulted Anup Kumar, pilot of the Delhi-Goa Indigo flight (6E-2175) while the latter was making announcement about the delay on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Budget carrier IndiGo on Wednesday wrote a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju explaining him the action taken against staffers involved in manhandling of a flyer and said he has personally apologised to the passenger.