Indian man urinates on fellow passenger in New York-Delhi American Airlines flight; held
2 min read . Updated: 24 Apr 2023, 08:25 PM IST
Premium- The incident took place on board American Airlines flight AA 292 and the alleged 'unruly' passenger was apprehended by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
The Directorate of Civil Aviation on Monday informed that a passenger of American Airlines who was arriving to national capital Delhi from New York, allegedly in an inebriated state urinated on a fellow passenger.
The accused Indian passenger was stated by the airlines staff to be under the influence of liquor and he urinated on his co-passenger during an argument, they said.
The DGCA statement further noted that American Airlines has recorded the statements of co-passengers and handed over the passenger to law enforcement.
The incident took place on board American Airlines flight AA 292 and the alleged "unruly" passenger was apprehended by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) after the plane landed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport around 9 PM on Sunday.
The airlines reported the matter to the Delhi airport before landing and both the passengers involved were later handed over to the Delhi Police. The victim passenger has filed a formal complaint, the sources told news agency PTI.
Incidents of passengers allegedly urinating on co-passengers purportedly after consuming liquor have been reported in the recent past.
An inebriated man allegedly urinated on his female co-passenger in her seventies in the business class of an Air India New York-Delhi flight on November 26 last year.
The matter came to light in January and the Delhi Police arrested the man a few days later. Air India imposed a 30-day travel ban on him.
The second such incident was reported on board an Air India Paris-New Delhi flight on December 6, 2022 when a passenger allegedly relieved himself on a vacant seat and blanket of a fellow female passenger when she went to the lavatory.
An FIR has been lodged, said DGCA.
"We received a complaint from American Airlines stating that there is one accused identified as Arya Vohra, a resident of Delhi. They stated that he did not behave properly and created a nuisance and also urinated on the co-passenger. On the basis of the complaint, we are contemplating action under IPC and Civil Aviation Act. The strongest possible action will be taken against him to deter other flyers not to behave in this manner or doing any such activity in the future," Devesh Kumar Mahla, DCP, IGI Airport earlier told news agency ANI.