The man who is accused of urinating on a female co-passenger on an Air India flight in November has apologized to her and requested not to file a complaint, claiming he did not want the incident to be brought to his notice by his wife. and affect the child. The Delhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against the accused for giving the victim’s report to Air India. As per the FIR, the victim claimed that despite her reluctance, she was forced to confront the accused and bargain with him, which further confused her.
The FIR states that shortly after lunch and the lights were switched off on AI 102 on November 26, an inebriated male passenger went to the elderly woman’s seat in business class seat 8A, unzipped his pants and opened her arms. Pissed on He stood there until the person next to the woman told him to go back, at which point he staggered back to his seat.
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“I immediately got up to inform the flight attendant about what had happened. My clothes, shoes and bag were drenched in urine. The bag contained my passport, travel documents and currency. refused, sprayed my bag and shoes with disinfectant, escorted me to the bathroom, and gave me a set of airline pajamas and socks.
The victim said, “I asked the staff to change the seat, but they were told that no other seat was available. However, another business class passenger, who had seen my plight and was advocating for me, told There were seats available in first class.” stated in the FIR.
After standing for 20 minutes, the victim was offered a small seat used by airline staff, where she sat for about two hours. After this he was asked to return to his seat. The FIR states that when she refused, the victim was offered the steward’s seat for the rest of the journey.
Later, the flight staff informed the victim that the perpetrator wanted to apologize to her. In response, she said that she did not want to interact with him or see his face and wanted him to be arrested upon arrival.
“…however, the crew brought the offender in front of me against my will, and we were seated opposite each other in crew seats. I was stunned when he began to cry and apologize to me, complaining to me Complained against him as he is a family man and does not want his wife and children to be affected by this incident.
“In my already distraught state, I was further distraught to come face to face and interact closely with the perpetrator of this horrific incident,” the FIR states. Police said a lookout circular has been issued against the accused to prevent him from fleeing the country, efforts are being made to nab him.
Based on the victim’s complaint, 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) The case was registered under. modesty of a woman) and 510 (misbehavior in public by a drunken person) of the Indian Penal Code as well as aircraft regulations.
Air India on Wednesday said it has banned the accused passenger from flying for 30 days and constituted an internal panel to probe whether there was lapse on the part of the crew in handling the situation.
In an internal communication to employees, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson asked airline employees to report any inappropriate behavior on the plane to the authorities at the earliest, even if the matter has been resolved.
with PTI inputs