NEW DELHI: A complaint has been lodged against a man for urinating on a woman passenger in an inebriated condition. The incident happened in the business class onboard an Air India flight from New York to New Delhi on November 26. The complainant said that despite bringing this act to the attention of the employees, no action was taken.
The incident came to light after the complainant’s letter explaining her bad experience on the flight to Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekharan, was reported by the national media. The woman said that even after lodging the complaint, the passenger left without facing repercussions for his indecent behaviour. She pointed in the letter the lapse from the side of the employees in handling such an incident.
An inebriated male passenger urinated on a female co-passenger in Air India's business class on Nov 26, 2022
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Air India has lodged a police complaint regarding the incident which took place on Nov 26 when the flight was on its way from JFK (US) to Delhi: Air India official to ANI pic.twitter.com/XE55X6ao0b
The incident happened when the lights were dimmed after lunch. The complainant said the passenger allegedly unzipped and urinated on her who is in her 70s. He then stood there and continued to display his private parts. The complaint said that he left only after other passengers asked him to move. The woman's clothes, shoes and bag were soaked with urine. After an hour, she was told to return to her seat, covered with sheets.
Based on her complaint, Air India lodged a complaint with the police and formed a committee to probe the incident. The committee also recommended that the unruly flier be placed on the no-fly list. Air India spokespersons clarified that this is under the consideration of the government.