Delhi Police files FIR against man who urinated at Air India flight in inebriate

The Delhi Police on Wednesday filed the First Information Report FIR in the case where a man in an inebriated state onboard an Air India US flight and allegedly urinated on a woman copassenger a senior citizen seated in a business class seatThe police lodged the FIR under sections 354 509 and 510 of the Indian Penal Code and 23 of the Indian Aircraft Act None of the victim lady and the accused man are DelhibasedThe police said that the incident occurred on November 26 and the concerned airline Air India approached the police after a month and two days ie on December 28Air India has lodged a police complaint regarding the incident that took place on November 26 when the flight was on its way from John F Kennedy international airport in New York to DelhiSpeaking to ANI an Air India official said Air India has lodged a police complaint regarding the incident which took place on November 26 when the flight was on its way from JFK to DelhiAir India has also formed an internal committee that recommended that the male passenger be placed on a nofly list the official saidIn her letter to the Chairman of the Board of Tata and Sons N Chandrasekaran the victim woman passenger called the flight experience extremely traumatic and expressed deep disappointment over the incident that took place in the business class section of the flightIn her letter the woman said that the appalling incident occurred shortly after the lunch was served and the lights were switched off as she was getting ready to sleepWithin minutes an inebriated male walked to her seat and unzipped his pants relieved himself and continued to expose his private parts until another passenger asked him to return to his seatAlso Read Kanjhawala accident case Victims body handed over to family membersI am writing to express my deep disappointment regarding the appalling incident that occurred during my business class trip on flight AI102 commencing in NY JFK yesterday 26th November at 1230 pm and arriving this afternoon in New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport at approximately 130 pm This has been the most traumatic flight that I have ever experienced During the course of the flight shortly after lunch was served and the lights were switched off I was getting ready to sleep and another passenger walked to my seat completely inebriated He unzipped his pants relieved himself and continued to expose me to his private parts The passenger sitting next to me asked him to return to his seat He did not respond immediately but after a few moments left the area the letter readThe woman passenger in the letter also highlighted that when asked for a change of seat the airline refused and informed there were no seats available She also complained of being alloted a small seat used by the airline staff by one of the senior stewardessesThe woman passenger was later given a stewards seat where she sat for the remaining journey of about 5 hoursI subsequently learned from a fellow passenger that several seats were available in First Class and he suggested to the crew that I be moved into one of those rather than being forced to sit in a soiled seat Clearly the crew did not feel that taking care of a distressed passenger was a priority At the end of the flight the staff told me they would get me a wheelchair to ensure that I clear customs as early as possible However the wheelchair deposited me at a waiting area where I waited for 30 minutes and nobody came to get me I finally had to clear customs on my own and collected the luggage by myself all in Air India pyjamas and socks the complaint letter added as the female passenger called the Air India crew deeply unprofessionalIn the letter the woman passenger stated that the crew was not proactive in managing a very sensitive and traumatic situation and she had to advocate for herself throughout waiting for long periods of time to get a responseI am particularly distressed that the Airline made no attempt to ensure my safety or comfort during this incident Given your reputation for excellence in other aspects of your business I hope that you will take appropriate steps to ensure that this will never be repeated she saidThis 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