Man who urinated on woman onboard Air India New York-Delhi flight traced to Mumbai, to be arrested soon
New Delhi, January 5: The Delhi Police on Thursday said the man who allegedly urinated on an elderly woman co-passenger onboard Air India New York-Delhi flight was a resident of Mumbai and would be arrested at the earliest.
"The accused is a resident of Mumbai, but his possible location is in some other state and a police team has reached there. We will arrest the accused at the earliest," said the Delhi Police. On Wednesday, the Delhi Police said it had formed teams to arrest the man who allegedly urinated on an elderly co-passenger onboard an Air India flight from New York to Delhi in November last year.
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An FIR was filed on the shocking incident based on a complaint by Air India. The case was registered under Sections 354, 509, and 510 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 23 of the Indian Aircraft Act. Both accused and the victim are from outside Delhi.
The shocking incident occurred on November 26 when the Air India flight was on its way from John F Kennedy international airport in New York to Delhi.
"We have formed a team to trace the accused passenger. The investigation is going on and he will be arrested soon," a police official said.
Air India said as a first part, it had banned the passenger for 30 days, the maximum it was permitted to unilaterally do so.
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The airline said it had taken very serious note of the incident that caused extreme distress to a passenger. "Air India has taken a very serious note of the incident, where a passenger behaved in an unacceptable and undignified manner on the New York-Delhi flight that caused extreme distress to a fellow passenger. A police complaint has already been lodged in this case and Air India is committed to assisting the law enforcement agencies as well as regulatory authorities in ensuring that justice is delivered to the aggrieved passenger," an Air India spokesperson said.
- ANI
