Air India 'urinating' incident accused urged victim to not lodge complaint: FIR

The man who allegedly urinated on a female copassenger on an Air India flight in November had apologised to the victim and begged her to not lodge a complaint saying he did not wish his wife and child to be affected by the incidentDelhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the accused based on the victims complaint to Air IndiaThe victim alleged that despite her willingness she was forced to confront the accused and negotiate with him further disorientating her according to the FIRShortly after lunch was served and the lights were switched off on board AI 102 of November 26 the inebriated male passenger seated in Business Class seat 8A walked to the elderly womans seat unzipped his pants and urinated on her the FIR statedAlso Read Air India peeman booked ticket with fake addressHe kept standing there until the person sitting next to the woman told him to go back at which point he staggered back to his seatI immediately got up to notify the stewardess of what had happened My clothes shoes and bag were soaked in urine The bag contained my passport travel documents and currency The flight staff refused to touch them sprayed my bag and shoes with disinfectant and took me to the bathroom and gave me a set of airline pyjamas and socksI asked the staff for a change of seat but was told that no other seats were available However another business class passenger who had witnessed my plight and was advocating for me pointed out that there were seats available in first class the victim was quoted as saying in the FIRAfter standing for 20 minutes the victim was offered a small seat used by airline staff where she sat for about two hours She was then asked to return to her own seat When she refused the victim was offered the stewards seat for the rest of the journey the FIR statedLater the flight staff informed the victim that the offender wanted to apologise to her In response she said that she did not wish to interact with him or see his face and wanted him to be arrested on arrivalHowever the crew brought the offender before me against my wishes and we were made to sit opposite each other in the crew seats I was stunned when he started crying and profusely apologising to me begging me not to lodge a complaint against him because he is a family man and did not want his wife and child to be affected by this incidentIn my already distraught state I was further disoriented by being made to confront and negotiate with the perpetrator of the horrific incident in close quarters the FIR statedA lookout circular has been issued against the accused to prevent him from fleeing the country the police said adding that efforts were being taken to nab himBased on the victims complaint a case was registered under sections 294 obscene act in public place 354 assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty 509 word gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman and 510 misconduct in public by a drunken person of the Indian Penal Code as well as under Aircraft RulesAir India on Wednesday had said it had imposed a 30day flying ban on the accused passenger and set up an internal panel to probe whether there were lapses on part of the crew in addressing the situationAir India CEO Campbell Wilson in an internal communication to employees told airline staff to report any improper behaviour on aircraft to authorities at the earliest even if the matter appeared to have been settledThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever